HB 1293 – AS INTRODUCED

2014 SESSION

14-2398

08/04

HOUSE BILL 1293

AN ACT establishing a civil right of action for victims of human trafficking.

SPONSORS: Rep. S. Sweeney, Hills 23; Rep. Hoell, Merr 23

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a civil right of action for victims of human trafficking.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

14-2398

08/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen

AN ACT establishing a civil right of action for victims of human trafficking.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Paragraph; Human Trafficking Victims; Civil Action Available. Amend RSA 633:10 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:

V. A victim of a violation of this subdivision may commence a civil cause of action for compensatory and punitive damages against the trafficker and his or her co-conspirators for harm that resulted from the violation regardless of whether the trafficker was prosecuted or convicted. This cause of action may be in addition to any other cause of action the victim has against the trafficker and his or her co-conspirators.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2015.