As Introduced

128th General Assembly
Regular Session
2009-2010
S. B. No. 235


Senators Fedor, Grendell 

Cosponsors: Senators Cafaro, Miller, R., Schaffer, Jones, Smith, Hughes, Wagoner, Goodman, Strahorn, Sawyer, Widener, Carey, Schuring, Patton, Husted, Morano, Schiavoni, Turner, Wilson, Buehrer, Miller, D., Kearney, Stewart, Gibbs, Niehaus 

A BILL
To enact sections 2905.31 and 2905.32 of the Revised 1
Code to create the offense of trafficking in 2
persons.3


BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

       Section 1. That sections 2905.31 and 2905.32 of the Revised 4
Code be enacted to read as follows:5

       Sec. 2905.31.  As used in sections 2905.31 and 2905.32 of the 6
Revised Code:7

       (A) "Involuntary servitude" means being compelled to perform 8
labor or services for another against one's will.9

       (B) "Material that is obscene, sexually oriented, or nudity 10
oriented" and "performance that is obscene, sexually oriented, or 11
nudity oriented" have the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of 12
the Revised Code.13

       Sec. 2905.32. (A) No person shall knowingly recruit, lure, 14
entice, solicit, isolate, harbor, transport, provide, obtain, or 15
maintain, or knowingly attempt to recruit, lure, entice, solicit, 16
isolate, harbor, transport, provide, obtain, or maintain, another 17
person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the 18
person will be subjected to involuntary servitude or be compelled 19
to engage in sexual activity for hire, engage in a performance 20
that is obscene, sexually oriented, or nudity oriented, or be a 21
model or participant in the production of material that is 22
obscene, sexually oriented, or nudity oriented.23

       (B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of trafficking in 24
persons, a felony of the second degree.25