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34 U.S.C. § 41309

Title 34 Chapter 413 Current through PL 118-3 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 41309. Reporting on human trafficking

  • (a) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall—
    • (1) classify the offense of human trafficking as a Part I crime in the Uniform Crime Reports;
    • (2) to the extent feasible, establish subcategories for State sex crimes that involve—
      • (A) a person who is younger than 18 years of age;
      • (B) the use of force, fraud or coercion; or
      • (C) neither of the elements described in subparagraphs (A) and (B); and
    • (3) classify the offense of human trafficking as a Group A offense for purpose of the National Incident-Based Reporting System.
  • (b) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall revise the Uniform Crime Reporting System 1 1 So in original. Probably should be “Program”. and the National Incident-Based Reporting System to distinguish between reports of—
    • (1) incidents of assisting or promoting prostitution, which shall include crimes committed by persons who—
      • (A) do not directly engage in commercial sex acts; and
      • (B) direct, manage, or profit from such acts, such as State pimping and pandering crimes;
    • (2) incidents of purchasing prostitution, which shall include crimes committed by persons who purchase or attempt to purchase or trade anything of value for commercial sex acts;
    • (3) incidents of prostitution, which shall include crimes committed by persons providing or attempting to provide commercial sex acts;
    • (4) incidents of assisting or promoting prostitution, child labor that is a violation of law, or forced labor of an individual under the age of 18 as described in paragraph (1); and
    • (5) incidents of purchasing or soliciting commercial sex acts, child labor that is a violation of law, or forced labor with an individual under the age of 18 as described in paragraph (2).

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