The Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 532 authored by Sen. Head on human trafficking and indecent nuisances. The bill expands the definition of “indecent nuisances” (IC 32-30-7-1) to include a public place in or upon which human trafficking is conducted, permitted, continued, or exists, and the personal property and contents used in conducting and maintaining the place for such a purpose. The bill also specifies that 50% of the money and property confiscated under this law shall be distributed to the county general fund and 50% deposited in a new fund, the human trafficking collections account, administered by the jurisdiction’s prosecuting attorney’s office. The human trafficking collections account funds shall be used for: (1) human trafficking victim services, (2) law enforcement investigations concerning human trafficking, and (3) human trafficking prevention programs provided by community based organizations, within the county. The bill was held for further discussion.
Read the bill at http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/532.