(a) There is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be known as the 'Safe Harbor Fund for Sexually Exploited Children'.(b) The fund shall consist of fines collected under § 5-18-103(d), § 5-18-104(c), § 5-18-106(c), § 5-18-107(f), § 5-70-102(e), § 5-70-103(d), § 5-70-104(c), § 5-70-105(c), § 5-70-106(c), and § 5-70-107(e) and any other revenues authorized by law.(c)(1) The fund shall be administered by the Department of Human Services.(2) The department shall use the fund to provide:(A) Services and treatment, such as securing residential housing, health services, and social services for sexually exploited children;(B) Grants to service providers working with sexually exploited children; and(C) For the management and operation of the fund.(d) As used in this section, 'sexually exploited child' means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age who has been subject to sexual exploitation because the person:(1) Is a victim of trafficking of persons under § 5-18-103;(2) Is a victim of child sex trafficking under 18 U.S.C. en (18) years of age who has been subject to sexual exploitation because the person:(1) Is a victim of trafficking of persons under § 5-18-103;(2) Is a victim of child sex trafficking under 18 U.S.C. § 1591, as it existed on January 1, 2013; or(3) Engages in an act of prostitution under § 5-70-102 or sexual solicitation under § 5-70-103 or § 5-70-107.Amended by Act 2023, No. 722,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023.Amended by Act 2023, No. 722,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023.Amended by Act 2023, No. 327,§ 12, eff. 8/1/2023.Added by Act 2013, No. 1257,§ 9, eff. 8/16/2013.
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