§ 609.283 — Unlawful Conduct With Respect to Documents in Furtherance of Labor or Sex Trafficking
Plain-Language Summary
It is a crime to destroy, hide, take, or hold someone's passport, immigration documents, or government ID as part of labor or sex trafficking. If the victim is under 18, the penalty is up to 10 years in prison. In other cases, the penalty is up to five years. The victim's consent is not a defense.
609.283 UNLAWFUL CONDUCT WITH RESPECT TO DOCUMENTS IN FURTHERANCE OF LABOR OR SEX TRAFFICKING.
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Subdivision 1.Crime defined.
Unless the person’s conduct constitutes a violation of section 609.282, a person who knowingly destroys, conceals, removes, confiscates, or possesses any actual or purported passport or other immigration document, or any other actual or purported government identification document, of another person:
(1) in the course of a violation of section 609.282 or 609.322;
(2) with intent to violate section 609.282 or 609.322; or
(3) to prevent or restrict or to attempt to prevent or restrict, without lawful authority, a person’s liberty to move or travel, in order to maintain the labor or services of that person, when the person is or has been a victim of a violation of section 609.282 or 609.322;
is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 2. §
Subd. 2.Penalties.
A person who violates subdivision 1 may be sentenced as follows:
(1) if the crime involves a victim under the age of 18, to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of $20,000, or both; or
(2) in other cases, to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. §
Subd. 3.Consent or age of victim not a defense.
In a prosecution under this section the consent or age of the victim is not a defense.
History:
2005 c 136 art 17 s 17; 2006 c 260 art 1 s 21
History: History: 2005 c 136 art 17 s 17; 2006 c 260 art 1 s 21