2012 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 11 - Criminal Offenses
Chapter 11-67 - Trafficking of Persons and Involuntary Servitude
Chapter 11-67-5 - Forfeitures.

§ 11-67-5 Forfeitures. – (a) A person who is found in a criminal proceeding to be in violation of § 11-67-2 or 11-67-3 shall forfeit to the state of Rhode Island any profits or proceeds and any interest or property he or she has acquired or maintained in violation of this act, that the sentencing court determines, after a forfeiture hearing, to have been acquired or maintained as a result of maintaining a person in involuntary servitude or participating in trafficking in persons for forced labor in order to commit a criminal sexual activity.

(b) The court shall upon petition by the attorney general at any time following sentencing, conduct a hearing to determine whether any property or property interest is subject to forfeiture under this section. At the forfeiture hearing the state shall have the burden of establishing by a preponderance of the evidence that property or property interests are subject to forfeiture under this section.

(c) In any action brought by the state of Rhode Island under this section, wherein any restraining order, injunction, or prohibition or any other action in connection with any property or interest subject to forfeiture under this section is sought, the court shall first determine whether there is probable cause to believe that the person or persons so charged have committed the offense of involuntary servitude, involuntary servitude of a minor, or trafficking in persons for forced labor or commercial sexual activity and whether the property or property interest is subject to forfeiture pursuant to this section.

(d) All monies forfeited and the sale proceeds of all other property forfeited and seized under this section shall be deposited in the general fund.

History of Section.
(P.L. 2007, ch. 123, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 217, § 1.)