34 U.S.C. § 41309 Reporting On Human Trafficking

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023 Edition
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-19 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/06/2023)

(a) Trafficking offense classification

The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall-

(1) classify the offense of human trafficking as a Part I crime in the Uniform Crime Reports;

(2) to the extent feasible, establish subcategories for State sex crimes that involve-

(A) a person who is younger than 18 years of age;

(B) the use of force, fraud or coercion; or

(C) neither of the elements described in subparagraphs (A) and (B); and

(3) classify the offense of human trafficking as a Group A offense for purpose of the National Incident-Based Reporting System.

(b) Additional information

The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall revise the Uniform Crime Reporting System ¹ and the National Incident-Based Reporting System to distinguish between reports of-

(1) incidents of assisting or promoting prostitution, which shall include crimes committed by persons who-

(A) do not directly engage in commercial sex acts; and

(B) direct, manage, or profit from such acts, such as State pimping and pandering crimes;

(2) incidents of purchasing prostitution, which shall include crimes committed by persons who purchase or attempt to purchase or trade anything of value for commercial sex acts;

(3) incidents of prostitution, which shall include crimes committed by persons providing or attempting to provide commercial sex acts;

(4) incidents of assisting or promoting prostitution, child labor that is a violation of law, or forced labor of an individual under the age of 18 as described in paragraph (1); and

(5) incidents of purchasing or soliciting commercial sex acts, child labor that is a violation of law, or forced labor with an individual under the age of 18 as described in paragraph (2).

¹ So in original. Probably should be "Program".

Cite as 34 U.S.C. § 41309

Source: Pub. L. 110-457, title II, §237(a), (b), Dec. 23, 2008, 122 Stat. 5083; Pub. L. 115-392, §17, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5257.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 5/22/2023

EDITORIAL NOTES

CODIFICATION

Section was formerly classified as a note under section 534 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.