Massachusetts H1980 aims to promote the health and safety of people in the sex trade by expunging certain marijuana and prostitution-related records.
Massachusetts H1980 seeks to promote the health and safety of people in the sex trade by expunging certain marijuana and prostitution-related records. It allows individuals with expunged marijuana or prostitution-related records to answer "no record" on employment applications and removes such records from criminal databases. The bill also criminalizes trafficking of persons under 18 for sexual servitude, with penalties including imprisonment for life or a minimum of five years. It prohibits those convicted of such trafficking from being eligible for probation, parole, or work release.
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