TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING; TO PROVIDE FOR FORFEITURE OF ASSETS USED TO CONDUCT HUMAN TRAFFICKING; AND TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF HARBORING AN ENDANGERED RUNAWAY CHILD.

Impact Assessment for SB442 Sponsored by Representative J. Bryant Subtitle TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF HARBORING AN ENDANGERED RUNAWAY Impact Summary1 Cannot be determined. The proposed bill creates new felony criminal offenses and increases the penalty for an existing criminal offense, for which the likely number of occurrences is unknown. Change from Current Law2 Amends Title 5 of Arkansas Code Annotated (A.C.A.) by adding an additional section to Chapter 27, Subchapter 2 at § 5-27-234, Harboring an endangered runaway minor. Under the proposed bill, the new offense of harboring an endangered runaway minor is created, with a violation a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class D felony for any subsequent offense. Under current law, no criminal offense exists that shares elements or courses of conduct with the proposed new felony. Knowingly harboring a minor who is an endangered runaway minor in violation of law is a specific course of conduct related to offenses against children or incompetents. The proposed bill amends A.C.A. § 5-70-103(b), Concerning the penalties associated with sexual solicitation. Under the proposed bill, a violation of A.C.A. § 5-70-103(b) is a Class