This bill proposes to amend N.J.S.2C:1-6 by eliminating the statute of limitations for the prosecution of human trafficking crimes. Currently, prosecutions for human trafficking must be initiated within five years of the offense, similar to other crimes. However, the bill allows for these prosecutions to be commenced at any time, aligning human trafficking with other serious offenses such as murder and sexual assault, which also have no statute of limitations.

The bill specifically inserts language that states prosecutions for human trafficking crimes may be commenced at any time, thereby removing the previous five-year limitation. This change aims to enhance the ability of law enforcement to pursue justice for victims of human trafficking, ensuring that offenders can be prosecuted regardless of when the crime occurred, as long as it is not already barred from prosecution under the statute of limitations as of the effective date of the act.