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Utah Code § 76-5-308

Human trafficking for labor

Amended by Chapter 247, 2026 General Session

(1)

(a) As used in this section:

(i) "Commercial sexual act" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-5-308.1.

(ii) "Commercial sexually explicit performance" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-5-308.1.

(iii) "Extortion" means an offense of:

(A) sexual extortion or aggravated sexual extortion under Section 76-5b-204; or

(B) theft by extortion under Section 76-6-406.

(iv) "Fraud" means a knowingly false or misleading material representation of fact that is:

(A) made to obtain money, property, a benefit, or a service to which a person is not entitled;

(B) intended to cause another person to rely upon the representation; and

(C) relied upon by another person.

(b) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section.

(2) An actor commits human trafficking for labor if:

(a) the actor enlists, harbors, transports, obtains, or uses an individual for the purpose of procuring or using the individual's labor through the use of force, fraud, or coercion;

(b) the labor described in Subsection (2)(a) is not a commercial sexual act or a commercial sexually explicit performance; and

(c) the actor's use of force, fraud, or coercion described in Subsection (2)(a) involves:

(i) causing, or threatening to cause, serious harm to the individual or another individual;

(ii) physically restraining, or threatening to physically restrain, the individual or another individual;

(iii) destroying, concealing, removing, confiscating, or unlawfully possessing a passport, immigration document, or other government-issued identification document;

(iv) using, or threatening to use, the legal process in an unlawful manner against the individual or another individual;

(v) kidnapping, or threatening to kidnap, the individual or another individual;

(vi) extortion of the individual or another individual;

(vii) facilitating or controlling the individual's access to a controlled substance; or

(viii) creating or exploiting a circumstance under which:

(A) the individual is unable to terminate the employment relationship; or

(B) the individual is unlawfully forced to remain in a condition of servitude.

(3)

(a) A violation of Subsection (2) is a second degree felony if the violation is done knowingly.

(b) A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony if the violation is done recklessly.

(4) An offense committed under this section is a separate offense from any other offense committed in relationship to the commission of an offense under this section.

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