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HB 349: "An Act relating to sex trafficking."

00 HOUSE BILL NO. 349 01 "An Act relating to sex trafficking." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 11.66.110(a) is amended to read: 04 (a) A person commits the crime of sex trafficking in the first degree if the 05 person 06 (1) induces or causes another [A] person to engage in prostitution 07 through the use of force; 08 (2) as other than a patron of a prostitute, induces or causes another [A] 09 person who is under 20 years of age to engage in prostitution; or 10 (3) induces or causes a person in that person's legal custody to engage 11 in prostitution. 12 * Sec. 2. AS 11.66.130(a) is amended to read: 13 (a) A person commits the crime of sex trafficking in the third degree if, with 14 intent to promote prostitution, the person 15 (1) manages, supervises, controls, or owns, either alone or in

01 association with others, a place of prostitution; 02 (2) as other than a patron of a prostitute, induces or causes another [A] 03 person who is 20 years of age or older to engage in prostitution; 04 (3) as other than a prostitute receiving compensation for personally 05 rendered prostitution services, receives or agrees to receive money or other property 06 under an agreement or understanding that the money or other property is derived from 07 prostitution; or 08 (4) engages in conduct that institutes, aids, or facilitates a prostitution 09 enterprise. 10 * Sec. 3. AS 11.66.130 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 11 (c) A person does not act with the intent to promote prostitution under (a) of 12 this section if the person 13 (1) engages in prostitution in violation of AS 11.66.100(a) in a location 14 even if that location is shared with another person; and 15 (2) has not induced or caused another person in that location to engage 16 in prostitution. 17 * Sec. 4. AS 11.66.135 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 18 (c) A person does not institute, aid, or facilitate prostitution if the person 19 (1) engages in prostitution in violation of AS 11.66.100(a) in a location 20 even if that location is shared with another person; and 21 (2) has not induced or caused another person in that location to engage 22 in prostitution.