Bill Text: MN SF470 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Sex trafficking victims cause of action establishment

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-14 - Referred to Judiciary [SF470 Detail]

Download: Minnesota-2013-SF470-Introduced.html

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A bill for an act

relating to civil actions; creating a cause of action for sex trafficking victims;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

    Section 1. [604.206] CIVIL LIABILITY.
(a) A sex trafficking victim may bring a cause of action against a person who violates
section 609.322. The court may award damages, including punitive damages, reasonable
attorney fees, and other litigation costs reasonably incurred by the victim.
(b) The rules of evidence set out in section 611A.83 apply to a cause of action under
this section. The evidentiary protections provided by this paragraph do not apply to any
subsequent prosecution of a violent crime, as defined in section 609.1095, subdivision 1,
paragraph (d).
EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2013, and applies to causes
of action commenced on or after that date.