AB 182 — Revises the elements of the crime of advancing prostitution. (BDR 15-744)

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182182–Assemblymen ATolles, SSEMBLYRoberts, BHardy, ILLYeager, NO’Neill; O.

182–ABilbray-Axelrod, SSEMBLYMENHansen, TOLLESKasama, ,Krasner, RMarzola OBERTSand ,Nguyen HARDYJoint ,Sponsors: YEAGER , O’NEILL ;

BILBRAY-ASenators XELRODPickard; , H ANSEN , K ASAMA , KRASNER , MARZOLA AND N GUYEN FEBRUARY 26, 2021 ____________ JOINT SPONSORS :

ENATORSSeevers PGansert ICKARDand ;ANDSpearman SCHAPTER.......... EEVERS G ANSERT ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Revises the elements of the crime of advancing prostitution.

(BDR 15-744) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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Under existing law, a person is guilty of the crime of advancing prostitution if the person owns, leases, operates, controls or manages any business or private property and:

(2) knows or should know that one or more prostitutes engaging in such illegal prostitution are victims of involuntary withinservitude; 30 days after the person knows or should know about such illegal prostitution prostitution.

(NRSand 201.395)(3) Thisfails billto revisestake thereasonable elementssteps ofto abate such illegal prostitution within 30 days after the crimeperson ofknows advancingor prostitutionshould by:know about such illegal prostitution.

(1)(NRS providing201.395) thatThis abill personrevises whothe owns,elements leases,of operates,the crime of controls or manages any business or private property is guilty of the crime if the person knows that illegal prostitution is being conducted at the business or upon such private property because the person has been notified, in writing, by a law enforcement agency of at least one incident of illegal prostitution that occurred at the business or upon such private property, including notice that the illegal take reasonable steps to abate such illegal prostitution within 30 days after receipt of such written notice;

(2)bate(2) removing the elements of the crime relating to involuntary servitude;

-EXPLANATION *AB182_R1* – 2Matter –in THEbolded PEOPLEitalics OFis THEnew; STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

(b) Knows or should know that one or more prostitutes engaging in such illegal prostitution are victims of involuntary servitude as described in NRS 200.463;] because the person has been notified, - 81st Session (2021) – 2 – in writing, by a law enforcement agency of at least one incident of illegal prostitution that occurred at the business or upon such private property;

and [(c)] (b) FailsReceives tonotice takepursuant reasonable steps to abateparagraph such(a) illegalthat prostitution within 30 days after the dateillegal ontrafficking whichpursuant theto personNRS [knows201.300 theor circumstancesfacilitating setsex forthtrafficking inpursuant paragraphsto (a)NRS and201.301; (b),  is guilty of advancing prostitution.] receives such written notice from the law enforcement agency.

and (c) Fails to take reasonable steps to abate such illegal prostitution within 30 days after the date on which the person [knows the circumstances set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b),  is guilty of advancing prostitution.] receives such written notice from the law enforcement agency.

(a) To know that illegal prostitution is being conducted at the business or upon the private property of the person if a law enforcement agency has notified the person who owns, leases, operates, controls or manages the business or private property, in writing, of at least three incidents of illegal prostitution that withinoccurred aat period of 180 consecutive days.vate property of the personbusiness (b) To know that one or moreupon prostitutesthe engagingprivate inproperty such illegal prostitution are victims of involuntary servitude as described in NRS 200.463 if, in light of all the surrounding facts and circumstances which are known to the person atwithin the time, a reasonableperiod person would believe, under those facts and circumstances, that one or more prostitutes engaging in such illegal prostitution are victims of involuntary180 servitudeconsecutive asdays. described in NRS 200.463.

(b) To know that one or more prostitutes engaging in such illegal prostitution are victims of involuntary servitude as described circumstances which are known to the person at the time, and reasonable person would believe, under those facts and circumstances, that one or more prostitutes engaging in such illegal prostitution are victims of involuntary servitude as described in NRS 200.463.

- *AB182_R1* – 3 – [(2)] (b) Allowed a law enforcement agency to conduct surveillance or an unrestricted undercover operation;

[(3) Promoted ongoing education about such illegal prostitution for employees;] or illegal[(4)] prostitution.any(c) Used any other available legal means to abate such Hillegal -prostitution. *AB182_R1*

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Any action taken to abate illegal prostitution pursuant to this section must comply with any other applicable law of this State, including, without limitation, the provisions of chapters 118A and 118C of NRS.

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