Ark. Code § 5-2-210

Current with all legislation passed during the 2023 Regular and First Extraordinary Sessions.
Section 5-2-210 - Human trafficking - Affirmative defense
(a) As used in this section, "victim of trafficking of persons" means a person who has been subjected to trafficking of persons, § 5-18-103.
(b) It is an affirmative defense to an offense listed under subsection (c) of this section if at the time a person engaged in the conduct charged to constitute the offense the person was:
(1) A victim of trafficking of persons; and
(2) Engaged in the offense as a result of the trafficking of persons.
(c) The affirmative defense under this section may be raised only in a prosecution for one (1) or more of the following offenses:
(1) Forgery, § 5-37-201;
(2) Defrauding a prospective adoptive parent, § 5-37-216;
(3) A prostitution offense under § 5-70-101 et seq.;
(4) Obscene performance at a live public show, § 5-68-305; or
(5) A controlled substance offense under § 5-64-401 et seq. that is not a Class Y felony.

Ark. Code § 5-2-210

Added by Act 2021, No. 1106,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.