21-3447. Aggravated trafficking.

21-3447

Chapter 21.--CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS PART II.--PROHIBITED CONDUCT Article 34.--CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS

      21-3447.   Aggravated trafficking.(a) Aggravated trafficking is:

      (1)   Trafficking, as defined in K.S.A. 21-3446, and amendmentsthereto:

      (A)   Involving the commission or attempted commission of kidnapping, asdefined in K.S.A 21-3420, and amendments thereto;

      (B)   committed in whole or in part for the purpose of the sexual gratificationof the defendant or another; or

      (C)   resulting in a death; or

      (2)   recruiting, harboring, transporting, providing or obtaining, by anymeans, a person under 18 years of age knowing that the person, with or withoutforce, fraud, threat or coercion, will be used to engage in forced labor,involuntary servitude or sexual gratification of the defendant or another.

      (b)   Except as provided further, aggravated trafficking is a severitylevel 1, person felony.When the offender is 18 years of age or older, aggravated trafficking, ifthe victim is less than 14 years of age, is an off-grid person felony.

      (c)   This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas criminalcode.

      History:   L. 2005, ch. 200, § 3;L. 2006, ch. 212, § 10; July 1.