Colorado HB1082, the Children Are Not for Sale Act, increases penalties for human trafficking of minors for sexual servitude.
Colorado HB1082, the Children Are Not for Sale Act, changes the penalty for human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude from a class 2 felony to a class 1 felony. The bill mandates life imprisonment without parole for those convicted of this felony. It also adds trading anything of monetary value to buy or sell sexual activity with a minor who the person knows is being trafficked for sexual servitude as an act of human trafficking. The act takes effect on August 12, 2026, unless a referendum petition is filed against it.
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