Ind. Code ch. 35-38-10

in effect

Ind. Code § 35-38-10-1 "Trafficked person"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "trafficked person" means a person who was the victim of human trafficking (IC 35-42-3.5), regardless of whether the person who committed the human trafficking offense was charged, tried, or convicted. As added by P.L.86-2017, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.142-2020, SEC.61.

Ind. Code § 35-38-10-2 Vacating conviction of trafficked person; requirements

Sec. 2. A person who committed an offense that did not result in bodily injury to another person is entitled to have the person's conviction vacated if the person proves by a preponderance of the evidence that: (1) the person was a trafficked person at the time the person committed the offense; (2) the offense did not result in bodily injury to another person; and (3) at the time the person committed the offense, the person was: (A) coerced; or (B) under the control of; another person. As added by P.L.86-2017, SEC.12.

Ind. Code § 35-38-10-3 Postconviction relief available to vacate conviction of certain trafficked persons

Sec. 3. A person may bring an action to enforce the right described in section 2 of this chapter in accordance with the Indiana rules of postconviction relief. As added by P.L.86-2017, SEC.12.

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