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Maryland LEGISLATION
SB689/HB871—Human trafficking & Prostitution offenses
2019 Maryland Criminal Law
“The Sex Trafficking Recodification Bill of 2019”
Enacts important changes to Maryland’s human-trafficking related statutes. The changes were requested by law enforcement, prosecutors, victim advocates, and other stakeholders and provide a better foundation to support their work to end human trafficking in Maryland.
Maryland law now recognizes that sex trafficking is a crime against a person; clarifies that no trafficking can use the “mistake of age” defense when trafficking children, allows for better data collection, and makes felony sex trafficking a crime of violence.
Effective: 2019