Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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HB 341 amends § 16-5-46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Sex trafficking offenses now include those who patronize or solicit a person who is the victim of sexual servitude. Since sex trafficking a person for sexual servitude is a dangerous sexual offense, violators will be required to register as sex offenders. In addition, pimping and pandering is now an offense that requires the offender serves at least 24 hours of incarceration. In regard to sentencing and regulations, the punishments for these sexual offenses vary. However, those committed against someone 16 years or younger shall be sentenced to 10-20 years in prison. If the victim is 16 or 17, the sentence is 5-20 years. Consecutive sentences for sexual offenses has been corrected to state that probation can only be imposed upon the final consecutive sentence. HB 341 also instructs the Georgia Bureau of investigations on how to develop a model notice informing citizens how to contact the National Human Trafficking Hotline and the Statewide Georgia Hotline for Domestic Minor Trafficking.
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