§ 11-67.1-5. Sexual servitude.
(a) A person commits the offense of sexual servitude if the person knowingly:
(1) Maintains or makes available a minor for the purpose of engaging the minor in commercial sexual activity; or
(2) Uses coercion or deception to compel an adult to engage in commercial sexual activity.
(b) It is not a defense in a prosecution under subsection (a)(1) of this section that the minor consented to engage in commercial sexual activity or that the defendant believed the minor was an adult.
(c) Every person who shall commit sexual servitude of a minor shall be guilty of a felony, subject to not more than fifty (50) years imprisonment, a fine of up to forty thousand dollars ($40,000), or both.
(d) Every person who shall commit sexual servitude of an adult shall be guilty of a felony, subject to not more than twenty (20) years imprisonment, a fine of up to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), or both.
History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 232, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 260, § 2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 11-67.1 - Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking
Section 11-67.1-1. - Short title.
Section 11-67.1-2. - Definitions.
Section 11-67.1-3. - Trafficking an individual.
Section 11-67.1-4. - Forced labor.
Section 11-67.1-5. - Sexual servitude.
Section 11-67.1-6. - Patronizing a victim of sexual servitude.
Section 11-67.1-7. - Patronizing a minor for commercial sexual activity.
Section 11-67.1-8. - Business entity liability.
Section 11-67.1-9. - Aggravating circumstance.
Section 11-67.1-10. - Restitution.
Section 11-67.1-11. - Forfeiture.
Section 11-67.1-12. - Statute of limitations.
Section 11-67.1-13. - Victim confidentiality.
Section 11-67.1-14. - Past sexual behavior of victim.
Section 11-67.1-15. - Immunity of minor.
Section 11-67.1-16. - Affirmative defense of victim.
Section 11-67.1-17. - Motion to vacate and expunge conviction.
Section 11-67.1-18. - Civil action.
Section 11-67.1-19. - Council on human trafficking.
Section 11-67.1-20. - Display of public-awareness sign — Penalty for failure to display.
Section 11-67.1-21. - Eligibility for benefit or service.
Section 11-67.1-22. - Law enforcement protocol.
Section 11-67.1-23. - Grant to or contract with service provider.
Section 11-67.1-24. - Uniformity of application and construction.
Section 11-67.1-25. - Severability.
Section 11-67.1-26. - Effect of repeal on criminal prosecutions.