2014 Utah Code Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code Chapter 5 - Offenses Against the Person Part 3 - Kidnapping, Trafficking, and Smuggling Section 310 - Aggravated human trafficking and aggravated human smuggling -- Penalties.
76-5-310. Aggravated human trafficking and aggravated human smuggling -- Penalties.
(1)
An actor commits aggravated human trafficking for forced labor or forced sexual exploitation or aggravated human smuggling if, in the course of committing a human trafficking for forced labor or for forced sexual exploitation, a violation of Section 76-5-308, or human smuggling offense under Section 76-5-308, the offense:
(a)
results in the death of the trafficked or smuggled person;
(b)
results in serious bodily injury of the trafficked or smuggled person;
(c)
involves:
(i)
rape under Section 76-5-402;
(ii)
rape of a child under Section 76-5-402.1;
(iii)
object rape under Section 76-5-402.2;
(iv)
object rape of a child under Section 76-5-402.3;
(v)
forcible sodomy under Section 76-5-403;
(vi)
sodomy on a child under Section 76-5-403.1;
(vii)
aggravated sexual abuse of a child under Section 76-5-404.1; or
(viii)
aggravated sexual assault under 76-5-405;
(d)
involves 10 or more victims in a single episode of human trafficking or human smuggling; or
(e)
involves a victim who is held against the victim's will for longer than 30 consecutive days.
(2)
An actor commits aggravated human trafficking for forced labor or forced sexual exploitation if the actor recruits, harbors, transports, or obtains a child for forced labor or forced sexual exploitation.
(3)
An actor commits aggravated human smuggling if the actor commits human smuggling under Section 76-5-308 and any human being whom the person engages in smuggling is:
(a)
a child; and
(b)
not accompanied by a family member who is 18 years of age or older.
(4)
(a)
Aggravated human trafficking is a first degree felony.
(b)
Aggravated human smuggling is a second degree felony.
(c)
Aggravated human trafficking and aggravated human smuggling are each a separate offense from any other crime committed in relationship to the commission of either of these offenses.
Amended by Chapter 196, 2013 General Session
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