§ 19-5-1252 — Safe Harbor Fund for Sexually Exploited Children - Definition

(a) There is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be known as the "Safe Harbor Fund for Sexually Exploited Children". (b) The fund shall consist of fines collected under § 5-18-103(d) , § 5-18-104(c) , § 5-18-106(c) , § 5-18-107(f) , § 5-70-102(e) , § 5-70-103(d) , § 5-70-104(c) , § 5-70-105(c) , § 5-70-106(c) , and § 5-70-107(e) and any other revenues authorized by law. (c) (1) The fund shall be administered by the Department of Human Services. (2) The department shall use the fund to provide: (A) Services and treatment, such as securing residential housing, health services, and social services for sexually exploited children; (B) Grants to service providers working with sexually exploited children; and (C) For the management and operation of the fund. (d) As used in this section, "sexually exploited child" means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age who has been subject to sexual exploitation because the person: (1) Is a victim of trafficking of persons under § 5-18-103 ; (2) Is a victim of child sex trafficking under 18 U.S.C. § 1591 , as it existed on January 1, 2013; or (3) Engages in an act of prostitution under § 5-70-102 or sexual solicitation under § 5-70-103 or § 5-70-107 .

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2023, No. 722,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 722,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 327,§ 12, eff. 8/1/2023. Added by Act 2013, No. 1257,§ 9, eff. 8/16/2013.