Sec. 1.4. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) pays, or offers or agrees to pay, money or other property; or
(2) offers a benefit;
for a human trafficking victim with the specific intent to induce or obtain the product or act for which the human trafficking victim was trafficked commits human trafficking, a Level 4 felony.
(b) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the human trafficking victim consented.
As added by P.L.144-2018, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.153-2022, SEC.2.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure
Article 42. Offenses Against the Person
Chapter 3.5. Human and Sexual Trafficking
35-42-3.5-1. Promotion of Human Labor Trafficking
35-42-3.5-1.1. Promotion of Human Sexual Trafficking
35-42-3.5-1.3. Child Sexual Trafficking
35-42-3.5-1.4. Human Trafficking
35-42-3.5-2. Restitution Orders
35-42-3.5-3. Civil Cause of Action
35-42-3.5-4. Rights of Alleged Victims
35-42-3.5-5. Reporting of Human Trafficking Investigations to the Attorney General