COLORADO   Enacted Legislation      Criminalization Statute SB 207 Colorado: SB 207 establishes the class 2 felony of trafficking in adults (persons 16 years of age or older) and the class 3 felony of trafficking in children (person under the age of 16). A person commits the crimes of trafficking in adults or children if he or she sells, exchanges, barters or leases an adult and receives any money or other consideration or thing of value for the adult or child. [more] HB 1123 HB 1123 increases the penalty for trafficking in children from a class 3 felony to a class 2 felony and amends the age definition of a “child” from under 16 years old to under 18 years old. HB 1123 also expands the definition of coercion of involuntary servitude to include threat of physical harm, threat of abuse of the legal system and deception leading the person to believe they would suffer physical harm. [more]      Task Force HB 1143 HB 1143 creates an interagency task force on trafficking in persons to: collect and organize data on the nature and extent of trafficking in the state; investigate collaborative models for protecting victims; measure and evaluate the progress of the state in preventing trafficking, protecting victims, and prosecuting traffickers; identify available federal, state, and local programs that provide services to victims; evaluate approaches to increase public awareness of trafficking; analyze existing criminal statutes for their adequacy in addressing trafficking and make recommendations; and, consult with governmental and non-governmental organizations in developing recommendations. The task force is required to report its findings and recommendations to the Judiciary Committees of the House and Senate by January 15, 2007. [more] < Back to Map