Senate Amendment 1
S 145 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Prostitution, Sex Buyer Penalties

Senator Cash proposes the following amendment (SJ-145.SW0008S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 16-15-90(C) and inserting:

(C) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for a violation of this section subject to the requirements of Section 16-3-2020(F) if, during the commission of the offense, the defendant was a victim of trafficking in persons as defined by Section 16-3-2010(9). Asserting this affirmative defense is conditioned upon the victim of trafficking cooperating with a law enforcement agency in its investigation and prosecution of persons pursuant to Article 19, Chapter 3, of Title 16. A person cannot assert this affirmative defense more than three times in a five-year period.