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Kentucky Revised Statutes · § 529.100 — Human trafficking

529.100. Human trafficking

(1) A person is guilty of human trafficking when the person intentionally subjects one (1) or more persons to engage in:

(a) Forced labor or services; or

(b) Commercial sexual activity through the use of force, fraud, or coercion, except that if the person is under the age of eighteen (18), the commercial sexual activity need not involve force, fraud, or coercion.

(2) Human trafficking is a Class B felony unless the victim of human trafficking is under eighteen (18) years of age, in which case it is a Class A felony.

Source notes

Effective: July 15, 2024

History and annotations

Amended 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 106, sec. 7, effective July 15, 2024. -- Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 75, sec. 7, effective July 15, 2020. -- Created 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 19, sec. 5, effective June 26, 2007.

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