Texas HB252 creates an affirmative defense for victims of trafficking or compelling prostitution in certain prosecutions.

Texas HB252 amends the Penal Code to establish an affirmative defense for individuals prosecuted for offenses committed as a result of being victims of trafficking or compelling prostitution. This defense applies if the individual was compelled by force, fraud, or coercion to engage in the conduct, and they would not have engaged in the conduct without such compulsion.

Texas HB252 creates an affirmative defense for victims of trafficking or compelling prostitution in certain prosecutions.

Texas HB252 amends the Penal Code to establish an affirmative defense for individuals prosecuted for offenses committed as a result of being victims of trafficking or compelling prostitution. This defense applies if the individual was compelled by force, fraud, or coercion to engage in the conduct, and they would not have engaged in the conduct without such compulsion.