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FLORIDA legislation
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Statewide Anti-Trafficking Laws
Civil cause of action - Section 772.104(2)
Coercion; civil cause of action; evidence; defenses; attorney’s fees - Section 796.09
“Florida Safe Harbor Act” - House Bill 99 (2012)
Selling or buying of minors into prostitution; penalties - Section 796.035
Sex trafficking; penalties - Section 796.045
Human trafficking. Training for law enforcement - Section 787.06 (5) and (6)
Posting the Human Trafficking Hotline Number - House Bill 369 (2015)
Unlawfully obtaining labor or services - Section 787.05
Public Records/Human Trafficking Victims - Senate Bill No. 1210
Providing that a petition for human trafficking victim expunction and all pleadings and documents related to the petition are confidential and exempt from public records requirements; providing for future legislative review and repeal under the Open Government Sunset Review Act; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Sexual exploitation and human trafficking - Senate Bill No. 1690
Requiring residential treatment centers for children and adolescents to place specified signage; requiring the Department of Children and Families, in consultation with the Agency for Health Care Administration, to adopt rules; requiring the Services and Resources Committee of the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking to conduct a study and make certain recommendations; requiring the department to establish a process to certify adult safe houses that provide housing and care to adult survivors of human trafficking; providing requirements for safe houses and safe foster homes, etc.
Human Trafficking - Senate Bill No. 7064
Increasing criminal penalties for specified offenses involving adult theaters; providing a civil cause of action for victims of human trafficking against certain entities or persons; authorizing judicial circuits to establish educational programs for persons convicted of or charged with certain violations; creating the Statewide Data Repository for Anonymous Human Trafficking Data at the University of South Florida, etc.
Solicitation of Minors to Commit Lewd or Lascivious Act - House Bill No. 431
Solicitation of Minors to Commit Lewd or Lascivious Act; Prohibits person 24 years of age or older from soliciting person 16 or 17 years of age in writing to commit lewd or lascivious act.