Legislation
SECTION 230.01
Prostitution; affirmative defense
Penal (PEN) CHAPTER 40, PART 3, TITLE M, ARTICLE 230
§ 230.01 Prostitution; affirmative defense.
In any prosecution under section 230.00, section 230.03, section
230.19, section 230.20, subdivision 2 of section 230.25, subdivision 2
of section 230.30 or section 230.34-a of this article, it is an
affirmative defense that the defendant's participation in the offense
was a result of having been a victim of compelling prostitution under
section 230.33 of this article, a victim of sex trafficking under
section 230.34 of this article, a victim of sex trafficking of a child
under section 230.34-a of this article or a victim of trafficking in
persons under the trafficking victims protection act (United States
Code, Title 22, Chapter 78).
In any prosecution under section 230.00, section 230.03, section
230.19, section 230.20, subdivision 2 of section 230.25, subdivision 2
of section 230.30 or section 230.34-a of this article, it is an
affirmative defense that the defendant's participation in the offense
was a result of having been a victim of compelling prostitution under
section 230.33 of this article, a victim of sex trafficking under
section 230.34 of this article, a victim of sex trafficking of a child
under section 230.34-a of this article or a victim of trafficking in
persons under the trafficking victims protection act (United States
Code, Title 22, Chapter 78).