§ 22-49-3 — Second degree human trafficking--Penalty--Mandatory sentence--Subsequent offenses.

A person is guilty of human trafficking in the second degree if the person commits human trafficking, as set forth in § 22-49-1 , and the act involves any means of force, threat of force, fraud, coercion, or any combination of means to cause the person to engage in forced labor or involuntary servitude. Human trafficking in the second degree is a Class 3 felony. A conviction under this section for a first offense must be punished by a mandatory sentence of at least five years in a state correctional facility, which sentence may not be suspended. A conviction under this section for a second or subsequent offense must be punished by a mandatory sentence of at least ten years in a state correctional facility, which sentence may not be suspended.

Legislative History

SL 2011, ch 120, § 3; SL 2019, ch 111, § 2; SL 2020, ch 89, § 3; SL 2025, ch 99, § 3.