Human Trafficking Victim Support Fund — Definition

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  1. (a) There is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be known as the “Human Trafficking Victim Support Fund”.

  2. (b) The fund shall consist of fees collected under § 5-5-501(d) and any other revenues authorized by law.

  3. (c)

    1. (1) The fund shall be administered by the Attorney General.

    2. (2) The Attorney General shall use the fund to provide:

      1. (A) Grants to nonprofit, religious, and other third-party organizations that provide services and treatment, such as securing residential housing, health services, and social services for victims of human trafficking; and

      2. (B) For the management and operation of the fund.

  4. (d) As used in this section, “victim of human trafficking” means a person who has been subject to sexual exploitation because the person:

    1. (1) Is a victim of trafficking of persons under § 5-18-103;

    2. (2) Is a victim of child sex trafficking under 18 U.S.C. § 1591, as it existed on January 1, 2017; or

    3. (3) Engages in an act of prostitution under § 5-70-102 or sexual solicitation under § 5-70-103.


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