Title 11, Title 11 Offenses

In a prosecution for an offense under this chapter or a civil action under § 11-67.1-18, evidence of a specific instance of the alleged victim’s past sexual behavior or reputation, or opinion evidence of past sexual behavior of the alleged victim, is not admissible unless the evi…

(a) An individual is not criminally liable or subject to a delinquency proceeding in the family court for prostitution or solicitation to commit a sexual act if the individual was a minor at the time of the offense and committed the offense as a direct result of being a victim. (…

An individual charged with prostitution or solicitation to commit a sexual act, committed as a direct result of being a victim, may assert an affirmative defense that the individual is a victim.

(a) An individual convicted of prostitution or solicitation to commit a sexual act, committed as a direct result of being a victim, may apply by motion to the court having jurisdiction over the offense to vacate the conviction and seal or expunge the record of conviction. The cou…

(a) A victim may bring a civil action against a person who or that commits an offense against the victim under §§ 11-67.1-3, 11-67.1-4, or 11-67.1-5 for compensatory damages, punitive damages, injunctive relief, and any other appropriate relief. (b) If a victim prevails in an act…

(a) The council on human trafficking is created in the executive branch. The governor shall appoint the chair and members of the council. Members must include representatives of: (1) Department of the attorney general, the department of health, the department of children, youth a…

(a) For purposes of this chapter: (1) “Adult” means an individual eighteen (18) years of age or older. (2) “Coercion” means: (i) The use or threat of force against, abduction of, serious harm to, or physical restraint of, an individual; (ii) The use of a plan, pattern, or stateme…

(a) Any public or quasi-public transportation agency shall display a public-awareness sign that contains the state and national human trafficking resource center hotline information in every transportation station, rest area, and welcome center in the state that is open to the pu…

(a) A victim is eligible for a benefit or service available through the state in any plan established by the council on human trafficking [and identified in the plan developed under § 11-67.1-19(c)(1)], including compensation under the criminal injuries compensation act pursuant …

(a) On request from an individual whom a law enforcement officer or agent thereof reasonably believes is a victim who is, or has been, subjected to a severe form of trafficking or criminal offense required for the individual to qualify for a nonimmigrant T or U visa under 8 U.S.C…

(a) To the extent that funds are appropriated for this purpose, the council on human trafficking may make a grant to, or contract with, a unit of state or local government or nongovernmental victim’s service organization to develop or expand service programs for victims. (b) A re…

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provision…

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the term “event” means and includes any conduct, investigation, suit, prosecution, complaint, information, or indictment related to violations committed before the date of repeal of chapter 67 of title 11. (b) No event occurring or committed …

(a) A person commits the offense of trafficking an individual if the person knowingly recruits, transports, transfers, harbors, receives, provides, obtains, isolates, maintains, or entices an individual in furtherance of: (1) Forced labor in violation of § 11-67.1-4; or (2) Sexua…

(a) A person commits the offense of forced labor if the person knowingly uses coercion to compel an individual to provide labor or services, except when such conduct is permissible under federal law or law of this state other than this chapter. (b) Every person who shall commit f…

(a) A person commits the offense of sexual servitude if the person knowingly: (1) Maintains or makes available a minor for the purpose of engaging the minor in commercial sexual activity; or (2) Uses coercion or deception to compel an adult to engage in commercial sexual activity…

(a) A person commits the offense of patronizing a victim of sexual servitude if the person knowingly gives, agrees to give, or offers to give anything of value so that an individual may engage in commercial sexual activity with another individual and the person knows that the oth…

(a) A person commits the offense of patronizing a minor for commercial sexual activity if: (1) With the intent that an individual engage in commercial sexual activity with a minor, the person gives, agrees to give, or offers to give anything of value to a minor or another person …

(a) A person that is a business entity may be prosecuted for an offense under §§ 11-67.1-3 — 11-67.1-7 only if: (1) The entity knowingly engages in conduct that constitutes human trafficking; or (2) An employee or nonemployee agent of the entity engages in conduct that constitute…

(a) An aggravating circumstance during the commission of an offense under §§ 11-67.1-3, 11-67.1-4, or 11-67.1-5 occurs when: (1) The defendant recruited, enticed, or obtained the victim of the offense from a shelter that serves individuals subjected to human trafficking, domestic…