Utah § 76-5-308 - Human trafficking for labor.

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§ 76-5-308. Human trafficking for labor.

Effective 5/6/2026
76-5-308.  Human trafficking for labor.
(1)
(a)As used in this section:
(i)"Commercial sexual act" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-5-308.1.
(ii)"Commercial sexually explicit performance" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-5-308.1.
(iii)"Extortion" means an offense of:
(A)sexual extortion or aggravated sexual extortion under Section 76-5b-204; or
(B)theft by extortion under Section 76-6-406.
(iv)"Fraud" means a knowingly false or misleading material representation of fact that is:
(A)made to obtain money, property, a benefit, or a service to which a person is not entitled;
(B)intended to cause another person to rely upon the representation; and
(C)relied upon by another person.
(b)Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section.
(2)An actor commits human trafficking for labor if:
(a)the actor enlists, harbors, transports, obtains, or uses an individual for the purpose of procuring or using the individual's labor through the use of force, fraud, or coercion;
(b)the labor described in Subsection (2)(a) is not a commercial sexual act or a commercial sexually explicit performance; and
(c)the actor's use of force, fraud, or coercion described in Subsection (2)(a) involves:
(i)causing, or threatening to cause, serious harm to the individual or another individual;
(ii)physically restraining, or threatening to physically restrain, the individual or another individual;
(iii)destroying, concealing, removing, confiscating, or unlawfully possessing a passport, immigration document, or other government-issued identification document;
(iv)using, or threatening to use, the legal process in an unlawful manner against the individual or another individual;
(v)kidnapping, or threatening to kidnap, the individual or another individual;
(vi)extortion of the individual or another individual;
(vii)facilitating or controlling the individual's access to a controlled substance; or
(viii)creating or exploiting a circumstance under which:
(A)the individual is unable to terminate the employment relationship; or
(B)the individual is unlawfully forced to remain in a condition of servitude.
(3)
(a)A violation of Subsection (2) is a second degree felony if the violation is done knowingly.
(b)A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony if the violation is done recklessly.
(4)An offense committed under this section is a separate offense from any other offense committed in relationship to the commission of an offense under this section.


Amended by Chapter 247, 2026 General Session

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