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Arkansas Code Title 5. Criminal Offenses § 5-2-210. Human trafficking--Affirmative defense

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) As used in this section, “victim of trafficking of persons” means a person who has been subjected to trafficking of persons, § 5-18-103.

(b) It is an affirmative defense to an offense listed under subsection (c) of this section if at the time a person engaged in the conduct charged to constitute the offense the person was:

(1) A victim of trafficking of persons; and

(2) Engaged in the offense as a result of the trafficking of persons.

(c) The affirmative defense under this section may be raised only in a prosecution for one (1) or more of the following offenses:

(1) Forgery, § 5-37-201;

(2) Defrauding a prospective adoptive parent, § 5-37-216;

(3) A prostitution offense under § 5-70-101 et seq.;

(4) Obscene performance at a live public show, § 5-68-305; or

(5) A controlled substance offense under § 5-64-401 et seq. that is not a Class Y felony.

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