SB110 - Revises provisions relating to sex trafficking. (BDR 15-57)

S.B. 110 - *SB110* SENATE BILL NO. 110–SENATOR KRASNER PREFILED JANUARY 23, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to sex trafficking. (BDR 15-57) FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No. Effect on the State: Yes. ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. AN ACT relating to sex trafficking; revising the penalties for the commission of the crime of facilitating sex trafficking; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel’s Digest: Existing law establishes certain acts that constitute the crime of facilitating sex 1 trafficking and sets forth the penalties imposed upon a person who is found guilty 2 of facilitating sex trafficking. Under existing law, such penalties vary depending on 3 whether the victim is an adult or a child. (NRS 201.301) This bill increases the 4 minimum and maximum terms of imprisonment for a person found guilty of 5 facilitating sex trafficking. 6 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. NRS 201.301 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1 201.301 1. A person is guilty of facilitating sex trafficking if 2 the person: 3 (a) Facilitates, arranges, provides or pays for the transportation 4 of a person to or within this State with the intent of: 5 (1) Inducing the person to engage in prostitution in violation 6 of subparagraph (1), (2) or (3) of paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of 7 NRS 201.300; 8 (2) Inducing the person to enter any place within this State in 9 which prostitution is practiced, encouraged or allowed for the 10 purpose of sexual conduct or prostitution in violation of 11 – 2 – - *SB110* subparagraph (1), (2) or (3) of paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS 1 201.300; or 2 (3) If the person is a child, using the person for any act that is 3 prohibited by NRS 200.710 or 200.720; 4 (b) Sells travel services that facilitate the travel of another 5 person to this State with the knowledge that the other person is 6 traveling to this State for the purpose of: 7 (1) Engaging in sexual conduct with a person who has been 8 induced to engage in sexual conduct or prostitution in violation 9 of subparagraph (1), (2) or (3) of paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of 10 NRS 201.300; 11 (2) Soliciting a child who has been induced to engage in 12 sexual conduct or prostitution in violation of subparagraph (1), (2) 13 or (3) of paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS 201.300; or 14 (3) Engaging in any act involving a child that is prohibited 15 by NRS 200.710 or 200.720; or 16 (c) Travels to or within this State by any means with the intent 17 of engaging in: 18 (1) Sexual conduct with a person who has been induced to 19 engage in sexual conduct or prostitution in violation of 20 subparagraph (1), (2) or (3) of paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS 21 201.300, with the knowledge that such a person has been induced to 22 engage in such sexual conduct or prostitution; or 23 (2) Any act involving a child that is prohibited by NRS 24 200.710 or 200.720. 25 2. A person who is found guilty of facilitating sex trafficking is 26 guilty of a category B felony and: 27 (a) If the victim is 18 years of age or older, shall be punished by 28 imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less 29 than [1 year] 2 years and a maximum term of not more than [6] 10 30 years. 31 (b) If the victim is [less] at least 16 years of age but not more 32 than 18 years of age, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state 33 prison for a minimum term of not less than [3] 4 years and a 34 maximum term of not more than 10 years. 35 (c) If the victim is at least 14 years of age but not more than 16 36 years of age, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison 37 for a minimum term of not less than 6 years and a maximum term 38 of not more than 20 years. 39 (d) If the victim is less than 14 years of age, shall be punished 40 by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not 41 less than 10 years and a maximum term of not more than 20 years. 42 H