Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 30 - Human Trafficking
Section 3012 - Involuntary servitude


(a) Offense defined.--A person commits a felony of the first degree if the person knowingly, through any of the means described in subsection (b), subjects an individual to labor servitude or sexual servitude, except where the conduct is permissible under Federal or State law other than this chapter.
(b) Means of subjecting an individual to involuntary servitude.--A person may subject an individual to involuntary servitude through any of the following means:
(1) Causing or threatening to cause serious harm to any individual.
(2) Physically restraining or threatening to physically restrain another individual.
(3) Kidnapping or attempting to kidnap any individual.
(4) Abusing or threatening to abuse the legal process.
(5) Taking or retaining the individual's personal property or real property as a means of coercion.
(6) Engaging in unlawful conduct with respect to documents, as defined in section 3014 (relating to unlawful conduct regarding documents).
(7) Extortion.
(8) Fraud.
(9) Criminal coercion, as defined in section 2906 (relating to criminal coercion).
(10) Duress, through the use of or threat to use unlawful force against the person or another.
(11) Debt coercion.
(12) Facilitating or controlling the individual's access to a controlled substance.
(13) Using any scheme, plan or pattern intended to cause the individual to believe that, if the individual does not perform the labor, services, acts or performances, that individual or another individual will suffer serious harm or physical restraint.

Cross References. Section 3012 is referred to in sections 3001, 3018, 3021, 3064, 5708, 9158 of this title; sections 6702, 6704 of Title 23 (Domestic Relations); sections 5551, 5552, 9720.2, 9799.14 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure); section 6139 of Title 61 (Prisons and Parole).

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Chapter 30 - Human Trafficking

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 3001 - Definitions

Section 3011 - Trafficking in individuals

Section 3012 - Involuntary servitude

Section 3013 - Patronizing a victim of sexual servitude

Section 3014 - Unlawful conduct regarding documents

Section 3015 - Nonpayment of wages

Section 3016 - Obstruction of justice

Section 3017 - Violation by business entities

Section 3018 - Evidence and defenses to human trafficking

Section 3019 - Victim protection during prosecution

Section 3020 - Restitution

Section 3021 - Asset forfeiture

Section 3022 - Professional licenses

Section 3023 - Cumulative remedies

Section 3024 - Sentencing

Section 3025 - Data collection

Section 3026 - Concurrent jurisdiction

Section 3031 - Grants

Section 3051 - Civil causes of action

Section 3052 - Protection of victims

Section 3053 - Appropriate implementation for minor victims of human trafficking (Repealed)

Section 3054 - Services

Section 3055 - Victims in shelters

Section 3056 - Special relief to restore victim's dignity and autonomy

Section 3061 - Statewide protocol

Section 3062 - Specialized services for sexually exploited children

Section 3063 - Law enforcement training

Section 3064 - Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund

Section 3065 - Safe harbor for sexually exploited children

Section 3071 - Funding

Section 3072 - Nonexclusivity