TITLE 18

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

CHAPTER 86

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

18-8605.  human trafficking victim protection. (1) The attorney general shall, not later than January 1, 2024, issue a report outlining how existing state criminal laws protect or fail to protect human trafficking victims and recommending areas of improvement and modifications in existing laws and rules.

(2)  The Idaho criminal justice commission, in consultation with the attorney general, shall, not later than January 1, 2024, issue and deliver a report to the germane committees of the Idaho legislature outlining how existing social service programs respond or fail to respond to the needs of human trafficking victims and the interplay of such existing programs with federally funded victim service programs and suggesting areas of improvement or modification. Such inquiry shall include but not be limited to the ability of state programs and licensing bodies to recognize federal nonimmigrant status for the purpose of benefits, programs, and licenses.

History:

[18-8605, added 2023, ch. 311, sec. 4, p. 950.]