Item 5: Ratification of IGR Actions

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SB 673 Relating Clause: Relating to sex trafficking of children; declaring an emergency. Title:Creates crime of patronizing a trafficked child. Punishes by maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both, if victim is child under 18 years of age. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both, if conviction is based on offer by or to law enforcement officer posing as child under 18 years of age. Enhances penalties for crime of trafficking in persons if victim was minor or force was used and trafficking was for purpose of commercial sex acts. Declares emergency, effective on passage. Chief SponsorsRegular Sponsors Sponsored by: : Senator Close, Senator Johnson; : Senator Dingfelder, Senator Hansell, Senator Hass, Senator Kruse, Senator Monnes Anderson, Senator Starr, Senator Steiner Haward, Senator Thomsen, Senator Winters URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/13reg/measpdf/sb0600.dir/sb0673.intro.pdf Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation Nathan Reynolds Curt Newell EPD 03/20/2013 Pri 1 Support Comments: I think this bill would be helpful to those trying to combat human trafficking in any area of country, including Lane County. As we know, the demand drives the supply and currently there are fairly weak laws pertaining to the customers or “Johns” involved in these types of investigations. Thus the demand is as high as it always is. I think if the message got out there to the “Johns” in the form of this newer stricter law, then those on the fence might change their mind about soliciting prostitutes, and hopefully reducing the demand even that small bit. And for those who are intentionally seeking out under age children to solicit for prostitution, we would have the ability to punish them more severely than we currently can. A local example of a case I worked a couple years ago where this new law would’ve been nice and a service to our community: We arrested a “John” who specifically sought the sexual services of underage girls via his pimp. We learned he paid minimal amounts to his victims and engaged in sexual encounters with several different underage girls (we proved two, learned of eight total). The best we were able to do on this guy was a sentence of 8 total months in local jail and he was out before our investigation concluded. He was convicted of misd. Prostitution and 8 different sex related crimes which netted 30 days each. This is an example of just one pedophile/predator that utilized the loop holes in the human trafficking/prostitution laws to commit his crimes. SB 669 Relating Clause: Relating to the occupancy of public property by districts. Title:Prohibits cities from imposing franchise fees, privilege taxes or other fees on certain districts for occupancy of streets, alleys, highways or other public property. Sponsored by: Finance and Revenue URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/13reg/measpdf/sb0600.dir/sb0669.intro.pdf 2 | Page March 20, 2013 IGR Committee Meeting