DelawarePeople convicted of certain trafficking crimes could lose crime-linked property
Once in effect, courts would order people convicted of certain trafficking crimes to give up crime-linked property when asked, and Family Court would count trafficking conduct as abuse.
What it does
Once in effect, courts must order people convicted of seeking to buy sex from someone in sexual servitude or trafficking people for body parts to give up crime-linked property when asked.
Once in effect, conduct that amounts to human trafficking would count as abuse in Family Court cases about orders that protect people from harm.
Argument forThis property rule could keep convicted offenders from holding onto assets used in these crimes or gained from them.
Argument againstSomeone could face a Family Court protective order without a trafficking conviction if the court finds their conduct amounts to trafficking.
More detail
On request, a court must order a convicted person to give up property tied to the offense. This covers convictions for seeking to buy sex from someone in sexual servitude or trafficking a person for use of body parts. The property must have been used or intended for the offense, or come from its proceeds.
Conduct that amounts to human trafficking would count as abuse when Family Court considers a protective order. This applies to cases about orders that protect people from harm in Family Court. The conduct must amount to a human trafficking offense under Delaware law.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- May 7Signed by Governor Matt MeyerBecame Law
- Apr 17Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENTPassed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 26Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its MeritsMinor
- Mar 13Assigned to Judiciary Committee in SenateMinor
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 13Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 6 ABSENTPassed House
- Jan 29Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 5 On Its MeritsMinor
- 2024
- Dec 19Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in HouseIntroduced
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