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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 894 | PRINTER'S NO. 2678 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY KAUFFMAN, METCALFE, AUMENT, BAKER, BLOOM, BOYD, COHEN, D. COSTA, COX, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DALEY, DAY, DENLINGER, FARRY, GEIST, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRELL, GROVE, HARHART, HARKINS, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, M.K. KELLER, KORTZ, KULA, MAHER, MILLARD, MILLER, MILNE, MOUL, PEIFER, PYLE, READSHAW, REESE, ROCK, STERN, STEVENSON, TALLMAN, TAYLOR, TOOHIL, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, WHEATLEY, YOUNGBLOOD, SCHRODER, GILLEN, SWANGER, MIRABITO, BOBACK, RAPP, MURT, HEFFLEY, MALONEY AND TOBASH, MARCH 1, 2011 |
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| AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, NOVEMBER 1, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania |
2 | Consolidated Statutes, prohibiting smuggling of human beings | <-- |
3 | further providing for trafficking of persons. | <-- |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. The heading of Chapter 30 of Title 18 of the | <-- |
7 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and the chapter is |
8 | amended by adding a subchapter heading to read: |
9 | CHAPTER 30 |
10 | TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS AND SMUGGLING OF HUMAN BEINGS |
11 | SUBCHAPTER A |
12 | TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS |
13 | Section 2. Chapter 30 of Title 18 is amended by adding a |
14 | subchapter to read: |
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1 | SUBCHAPTER B |
2 | SMUGGLING OF HUMAN BEINGS |
3 | Sec. |
4 | 3021. Definitions. |
5 | 3022. Smuggling of human beings. |
6 | § 3021. Definitions. |
7 | The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter |
8 | shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
9 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
10 | "Smuggling of human beings." Transportation, procurement of |
11 | transportation or use of property or real property by a person |
12 | or an entity knowing, or having reason to know, that the person |
13 | or persons transported or to be transported are unlawfully |
14 | present in the United States in violation of law. |
15 | § 3022. Smuggling of human beings. |
16 | (a) General rule.--A person who intentionally engages in the |
17 | smuggling of human beings for profit or other commercial purpose |
18 | commits a felony of the third degree. |
19 | (b) Lawful stop.--Notwithstanding any other law, a law |
20 | enforcement officer engaged in the enforcement of this section |
21 | may lawfully stop a person who is operating a motor vehicle if |
22 | the officer has reasonable suspicion to believe that the person |
23 | is in violation of any provision of 75 Pa.C.S. (relating to |
24 | vehicles). |
25 | Section 1. Section 3002 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania | <-- |
26 | Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: |
27 | § 3002. Trafficking of persons. |
28 | (a) Offense defined.--A person commits an offense if the |
29 | person [knowingly] does any of the following: |
30 | (1) Knowingly traffics or knowingly attempts to traffic |
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1 | another person, knowing that the other person will be |
2 | subjected to forced labor or services. |
3 | (2) For the purpose of financial gain, intentionally |
4 | traffics another person with knowledge or reason to know that |
5 | the other person: |
6 | (i) is not a citizen of the United States; and |
7 | (ii) cannot produce Federal documentation pertaining |
8 | to presence in the United States. |
9 | (b) Grading.--[An] |
10 | (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2): |
11 | (i) an offense under subsection [(a)] (a)(1) shall |
12 | be graded a felony of the second degree [unless]; and |
13 | (ii) an offense under subsection (a)(2) shall be |
14 | graded a felony of the third degree. |
15 | (2) If the other person suffers bodily injury or the |
16 | other person is an individual under 18 years of age, [in |
17 | which case it] an offense under subsection (a) shall be |
18 | graded as a felony of the first degree. |
19 | Section 3 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. | <-- |
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