Existing law establishes certain acts that constitute sex trafficking. A person who is guilty of sex trafficking: (1) an adult is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 3 years and a maximum term of not more than 10 years; and (2) a child is guilty of a category A felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life with the possibility of parole, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 15, 10 or 5 years have been served, depending on the age of the child. (NRS 201.300) Section 1 of this bill increases the penalty for sex trafficking an adult victim from a minimum term of 3 years and a maximum term of 10 years to a minimum term of 10 years and a maximum term of 15 years. Section 1 also increases the term of imprisonment that must be served before a person is eligible for parole for sex trafficking a child to: (1) 25 years, if the child is less than 14 years of age when the offense is committed; (2) 20 years, if the child is at least 14 years of age but less than 16 years of age when the offense is committed; and (3) 10 years, if the child is at least 16 years of age but less than 18 years of age when the offense is committed. Existing law establishes certain specific acts that constitute the crime of facilitating sex trafficking and provides that a person who is guilty of facilitating sex trafficking is guilty of a category B felony and is subject to certain minimum and maximum terms of imprisonment, depending on whether the victim is an adult or a child. (NRS 201.301) Section 2 of this bill increases the penalty for facilitating sex trafficking of: (1) a victim who is 18 years of age or older from a minimum term of 1 year and a maximum term of 6 years to a minimum term of 5 years and a maximum term of 10 years; and (2) a victim who is less than 18 years of age from a minimum term of 3 years and a maximum term of 10 years to a minimum term of 10 years and a maximum term of 15 years. Existing law prohibits, in general, the admissibility of evidence of a person's character or a trait of his or her character for the purpose of proving that the person acted in conformity therewith on a particular occasion. However, existing law does not prohibit the admission of certain such evidence in a criminal prosecution for a sexual offense. (NRS 48.045) Section 3 of this bill similarly provides for the admission of evidence in a criminal prosecution for an offense relating to domestic violence that a person committed another crime, wrong or act that constitutes a separate offense involving domestic violence.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 201.300, 201.301, 48.045
BDR: 201.300, 201.301, 48.045