Oklahoma House Approves Three Human Trafficking Measures

By Randy Ellis, Capitol BureauThree bills designed to crack down on human trafficking were unanimously approved by the state House of Representatives on Thursday and are on their way to the governor. Human trafficking would be added to the list of crimes which require an inmate to serve at least 85 percent of their sentence before becoming eligible for parole under Senate Bill 1433. Individuals convicted of human trafficking for commercial sex also would be required to register as sex offenders under Senate Bill 1431. Meanwhile, Senate Bill 1538 would make it easier for a victim of human trafficking to sue the perpetrator by delaying the start of the statute of limitations until the time the victim “discovers or reasonably should have discovered that he or she was a victim” and that the person being sued “was responsible for or profited from human trafficking.” SB 1433 was authored by state Sens.Read more on NewsOK.com

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