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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 663J-3

Cause of action for coercion into sexual exploitation or sex trafficking

Known as the Sex Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Coercion Liability Act

The act spans §§ 663J-1–663J-9 (9 sections).

L 1999, c 203, pt of §2; am L 2016, c 206, §5; am L 2025, c 20, §5

An individual shall have a cause of action against a person, business, business owner, or business operator who:

(1) Coerced the individual into sexual exploitation or to remain in sexual exploitation, or subjected the individual to sex trafficking;

(2) Used coercion to collect or receive any of the individual's earnings derived from sexual exploitation or from being the subject of sex trafficking;

(3) Hired, or attempted to hire, the individual to engage in sexual exploitation, when a reasonable person would believe that the individual was coerced into sexual exploitation by another person or was being subjected to sex trafficking; or

(4) Profited from coercing the individual into sexual exploitation or subjecting the individual to sex trafficking.

Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.