Haw. Rev. Stat. § 663J-3

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 663J-3 - Cause of action for coercion into prostitution or sex trafficking

An individual has a cause of action against a person who:

(1) Coerced the individual into prostitution or to remain in prostitution, or subjected the individual to sex trafficking;
(2) Used coercion to collect or receive any of the individual's earnings derived from prostitution or from being the subject of sex trafficking; or
(3) Hired, or attempted to hire the individual to engage in prostitution, when a reasonable person would believe that the individual was coerced into prostitution by another person or was being subjected to sex trafficking.

HRS § 663J-3

Amended by L 2016, c 206,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2016.
L 1999, c 203 , pt of §2