1. (1)

   1. (a) As used in this section:

      1. (i) "Child" means an individual who is younger than 18 years old.
      2. (ii) "Commercial sexual act" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-5-308.1.
      3. (iii) "Commercial sexually explicit performance" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-5-308.1.
      4. (iv) "Fraud" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-5-308.
   2. (b) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section.

2. (2) An actor commits patronizing a child victim of labor exploitation if:

   1. (a) the actor knowingly requests or accepts services or labor from an individual;
   2. (b) the services or labor described in Subsection (2)(a) is not a commercial sexual act or a commercial sexually explicit performance;
   3. (c) the actor knows, is reckless, or is criminally negligent as to whether, the individual described in Subsection (2)(a) is a child;
   4. (d) the individual described in Subsection (2)(a) is a child; and

   5. (e) the actor:

      1. (i) knows the individual's services or labor is being provided as a result of another person's exercise of force, fraud, or coercion over the individual;
      2. (ii) is reckless as to whether the individual's services or labor is being provided as a result of another person's exercise of force, fraud, or coercion over the individual; or
      3. (iii) is criminally negligent as to whether the individual's services or labor is being provided as a result of another person's exercise of force, fraud, or coercion over the individual.

3. (3)

   1. (a) A violation of Subsection (2)(e)(i) is a second degree felony.

   2. (b)

      1. (i) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b)(ii), a violation of Subsection (2)(e)(ii) is a third degree felony.
      2. (ii) A violation of Subsection (2)(e)(ii) is a second degree felony on a second or any subsequent conviction for a violation of Subsection (2)(e)(ii).

   3. (c)

      1. (i) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c)(ii), a violation of Subsection (2)(e)(iii) is a class A misdemeanor.
      2. (ii) A violation of Subsection (2)(e)(iii) is a third degree felony on a second or any subsequent conviction for a violation of Subsection (2)(e)(iii).

Enacted by Chapter 247, 2026 General Session