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Texas Penal Code - Section 20A.02. Trafficking Of Persons

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§ 20A.02. TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS.  (a) A person commits 
an offense if the person knowingly traffics another person with the 
intent that the trafficked person engage in:
		(1)  forced labor or services;  or                                            
		(2)  conduct that constitutes an offense under Chapter 
43.                  
	(b)  Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, an 
offense under this section is a felony of the second degree.  An 
offense under this section is a felony of the first degree if:
		(1)  the offense is committed under Subsection (a)(2) 
and the person who is trafficked is younger than 14 years of age at 
the time of the offense;  or
		(2)  the commission of the offense results in the death 
of the person who is trafficked.
	(c)  If conduct constituting an offense under this section 
also constitutes an offense under another section of this code, the 
actor may be prosecuted under either section or under both 
sections.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 641, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.           

Last modified: August 11, 2007