710A.2 Human trafficking. 1. A person who knowingly engages in human trafficking is guilty of a class 'B' felony, except that if the victim is under the age of eighteen, the person is guilty of a class 'A' felony. 2. A person who knowingly engages in human trafficking by causing or threatening to cause serious physical injury to another person is guilty of a class 'A' felony. 3. A person who knowingly engages in human trafficking by physically restraining or threatening to physically restrain another person is guilty of a class 'B' felony, except that ifthe victim is under the age of eighteen, the person is guilty of a class 'A' felony. 4. A person who knowingly engages in human trafficking by soliciting services or benefiting from the services of a victim is guilty of a class 'B' felony, except that if the victimis under the age of eighteen, the person is guilty of a class 'A' felony. 5. A person who knowingly engages in human trafficking by abusing or threatening to abuse the law or legal process is guilty of a class 'B' felony, except that if the victim is underthe age of eighteen, the person is guilty of a class 'A' felony. 6. king by abusing or threatening to abuse the law or legal process is guilty of a class 'B' felony, except that if the victim is underthe age of eighteen, the person is guilty of a class 'A' felony. 6. A person who knowingly engages in human trafficking by knowingly destroying, concealing, removing, confiscating, or possessing any actual or purported governmentidentification of another person is guilty of a class 'B' felony, except if that other person isunder the age of eighteen, the person is guilty of a class 'A' felony. 7. A person who benefits financially or by receiving anything of value from knowing participation in human trafficking is guilty of a class 'B' felony, except that if the victim isunder the age of eighteen, the person is guilty of a class 'A' felony. 8. A person who knowingly engages in human trafficking by knowingly providing or facilitating the provision of a forged, altered, or fraudulent license purportedly issuedpursuant to chapter 152C or 157, or a forged, altered, or fraudulent government identificationto another person, to force, coerce, entice, assist, facilitate, or permit the other person toperform labor or services is guilty of a class 'D' felony, ltered, or fraudulent government identificationto another person, to force, coerce, entice, assist, facilitate, or permit the other person toperform labor or services is guilty of a class 'D' felony, except if that other person is underthe age of eighteen, the person is guilty of a class 'B' felony. 9. A person who knowingly engages in human trafficking by knowingly forcing, coercing, enticing, assisting, facilitating, or permitting another person in possession of aforged, altered, or fraudulent license purportedly issued pursuant to chapter 152C or 157,or a forged, altered, or fraudulent government identification, to produce such license orgovernment identification upon request of a peace officer pursuant to section 152C.5B or157.4A, is guilty of a class 'D' felony, except if that other person is under the age of eighteen,the person is guilty of a class 'B' felony. 10. A person’s ignorance of the age of the victim or a belief that the victim was older is not a defense to a violation of this section. 11. A person who is found guilty or who enters a plea of guilty to a violation of this chapter shall be ineligible for a license pursuant to chapter 152C or 157 for a period of not n of this section. 11. A person who is found guilty or who enters a plea of guilty to a violation of this chapter shall be ineligible for a license pursuant to chapter 152C or 157 for a period of not less thanfive years from the date of conviction, plea, judgment, or sentence. 12. A person who is sentenced under the provisions of this section shall not be eligible for a deferred judgment or a deferred or suspended sentence. 2006 Acts, ch 1074, §3; 2012 Acts, ch 1057, §3; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §187; 2021 Acts, ch 123, §6, 7; 2023 Acts, ch 87, §1 Referred to in §9E.2, 152C.5, 256.146, 692A.102, 710A.3, 710A.5, 802.2D, 907.3, 911.2A, 911.2B, 915.94, 915.95Section amended Sat Dec 23 12:28:44 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 710A.2 (23, 1)
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