United States Code
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§ 41309.
Reporting on human trafficking
(a)
Trafficking offense classification
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall—
(1)
classify the offense of human trafficking as a Part I crime in the Uniform Crime Reports;
(2)
to the extent feasible, establish subcategories for State sex crimes that involve—
(A)
a person who is younger than 18 years of age;
(B)
the use of force, fraud or coercion; or
(C)
neither of the elements described in subparagraphs (A) and (B); and
(3)
classify the offense of human trafficking as a Group A offense for purpose of the National Incident-Based Reporting System.
(b)
Additional information
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall revise the Uniform Crime Reporting System 1 and the National Incident-Based Reporting System to distinguish between reports of—
1
So in original. Probably should be “Program”.(1)
incidents of assisting or promoting prostitution, which shall include crimes committed by persons who—
(A)
do not directly engage in commercial sex acts; and
(B)
direct, manage, or profit from such acts, such as State pimping and pandering crimes;
(2)
incidents of purchasing prostitution, which shall include crimes committed by persons who purchase or attempt to purchase or trade anything of value for commercial sex acts;
(3)
incidents of prostitution, which shall include crimes committed by persons providing or attempting to provide commercial sex acts;
(4)
incidents of assisting or promoting prostitution, child labor that is a violation of law, or forced labor of an individual under the age of 18 as described in paragraph (1); and
(5)
incidents of purchasing or soliciting commercial sex acts, child labor that is a violation of law, or forced labor with an individual under the age of 18 as described in paragraph (2).
(Pub. L. 110–457, title II, § 237(a), (b), Dec. 23, 2008 , 122 Stat. 5083; Pub. L. 115–392, § 17, Dec. 21, 2018 , 132 Stat. 5257.)
cite as: 34 USC 41309
