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Utah Code § 76-5-314

Patronizing a child victim of human labor trafficking

Enacted by Chapter 247, 2026 General Session

(1)

(a) As used in this section:

(i) "Child" means an individual who is younger than 18 years old.

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

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

(iv) "Fraud" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-5-308.

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

(2) An actor commits patronizing a child victim of labor exploitation if:

(a) the actor knowingly requests or accepts services or labor from an individual;

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

(c) the actor knows, is reckless, or is criminally negligent as to whether, the individual described in Subsection (2)(a) is a child;

(d) the individual described in Subsection (2)(a) is a child; and

(e) the actor:

(i) knows the individual's services or labor is being provided as a result of another person's exercise of force, fraud, or coercion over the individual;

(ii) is reckless as to whether the individual's services or labor is being provided as a result of another person's exercise of force, fraud, or coercion over the individual; or

(iii) is criminally negligent as to whether the individual's services or labor is being provided as a result of another person's exercise of force, fraud, or coercion over the individual.

(3)

(a) A violation of Subsection (2)(e)(i) is a second degree felony.

(b)

(i) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b)(ii), a violation of Subsection (2)(e)(ii) is a third degree felony.

(ii) A violation of Subsection (2)(e)(ii) is a second degree felony on a second or any subsequent conviction for a violation of Subsection (2)(e)(ii).

(c)

(i) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c)(ii), a violation of Subsection (2)(e)(iii) is a class A misdemeanor.

(ii) A violation of Subsection (2)(e)(iii) is a third degree felony on a second or any subsequent conviction for a violation of Subsection (2)(e)(iii).

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