1. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this chapter:

   1. (1) "Human trafficking" means an offense described in sections 1 through 1.4 of this chapter.
   2. (2) "Human trafficking victim" means a person who is the victim of human trafficking.
   3. (3) "Sexual conduct" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-42-4-4 .

2. (b) As used in this chapter, "force", "threat of force", "coercion", or "fraud" means but is not limited to a person:

   1. (1) causing or threatening to cause physical harm to a human trafficking victim;
   2. (2) physically restraining or threatening to physically restrain a human trafficking victim;
   3. (3) abusing or threatening to abuse the law or legal process to further the act of human trafficking;
   4. (4) knowingly destroying, concealing, removing, confiscating, or possessing any actual or purported passport or other immigration document, or any other actual or purported government identification document of the human trafficking victim;
   5. (5) using blackmail or threatening to cause financial harm for the purpose of exercising financial control over the human trafficking victim; or
   6. (6) facilitating or controlling a human trafficking victim's access to a controlled substance.

As added by P.L.144-2018, SEC.19.