SB 1428 - Carter, Jill
Modifies provisions relating to criminal offenses
Bill Details
Sponsor
LR Number
5732S.02I
Title
SB 1428
House Handler
N/A
Journal Page
Effective Date
August 28, 2024
Current Status
Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
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Amendments
No amendments available
CURRENT BILL SUMMARY
SB 1428 - This act changes the punishment for the offenses of:
· Abusing an individual through forced labor;
· Trafficking for the purposes of slavery;
· Trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation;
· Sexual trafficking of a child in the first or second degree; and
· Promoting prostitution of a minor.
to life without eligibility for probation or parole.
Additionally, this act changes the age in the offense of promoting prostitution from 16 years of age to 18 years of age.
MARY GRACE PRINGLE