Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 3-1202
Labor trafficking prohibited
Effective Oct 1, 2019Added by Acts 2019, c. 23, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 24, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.State of Maryland
(a) A person may not knowingly:
- (1) take, place, harbor, persuade, induce, or entice another by force, fraud, or coercion to provide services or labor; or
- (2) receive a benefit or thing of value from the provision of services or labor by another that was induced by force, fraud, or coercion.
- (b) A person may not aid or conspire with another to commit a violation of subsection (a) of this section.
- (c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 25 years or a fine not exceeding $15,000 or both.
Added by Acts 2019, c. 23, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 24, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.