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An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 1810 By: Weaver of the Senate
and
West (Tammy) of the House
An Act relating to human trafficking; amending 21
O.S. 2021, Section 748, as last amended by Section 18
of Enrolled Senate Bill No. 1627 of the 2nd Session
of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature, which relates to
human trafficking; requiring admissibility of certain
expert testimony; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Sections
18p-1, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 453, O.S.L.
2024, 18p-3, 18p-4, 18p-5, 18p-6, 18p-7, and 18p-8
(74 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 18p-1), which relate to
domestic violence and sexual assault programs and
services; modifying definition; authorizing Attorney
General to enter into agreements for services for
victims of human trafficking; providing for
confidentiality of certain information; authorizing
human trafficking shelters to provide certain
services; expanding certain telephone communication
service to victims of human trafficking; requiring
Attorney General to promulgate rules for
certification of human trafficking programs and
services; requiring certification of certain shelters
and programs by the Attorney General; authorizing
Attorney General or district attorney to bring
certain actions; authorizing Attorney General to
collect certain information; updating statutory
language; and providing an effective date.
SUBJECT: Human trafficking
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 748, as last
amended by Section 18 of Enrolled Senate Bill No. 1627 of the 2nd
Session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature, is amended to read as
follows:
Section 748. A. As used in Sections 748 this section and
Section 748.2 of this title:
1. “Coercion” means compelling, forcing, or intimidating a
person to act by:
a. threats of harm or physical restraint against any
person,
b. any act, scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause a
person to believe that performing, or failing to
perform, an act would result in serious physical,
financial, or emotional harm or distress to or
physical restraint against any person,
c. the abuse or threatened abuse of the law or legal
process,
d. knowingly destroying, concealing, removing,
confiscating, or possessing any actual or purported
passport, labor or immigration document, or other
government identification document, including, but not
limited to, a driver license or birth certificate, of
another person,
e. facilitating or controlling a person’s access to any
addictive or controlled substance other than for legal
medical purposes,
f. blackmail,
g. demanding or claiming money, goods, or any other thing
of value from or on behalf of a prostituted person
where such demand or claim arises from or is directly
related to the act of prostitution,
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h. determining, dictating, or setting the times at which
another person will be available to engage in an act
of prostitution with a third party,
i. determining, dictating, or setting the places at which
another person will be available for solicitation of,
or to engage in, an act of prostitution with a third
party, or
j. determining, dictating, or setting the places at which
another person will reside for purposes of making such
person available to engage in an act of prostitution
with a third party;
2. “Commercial sex” means any form of commercial sexual
activity such as sexually explicit performances, prostitution,
participation in the production of pornography, performance in a
strip club, or exotic dancing or display;
3. “Debt bondage” means the status or condition of a debtor
arising from a pledge by the debtor of his or her personal services
or of those of a person under his or her control as a security for
debt if the value of those services as reasonably assessed is not
applied toward the liquidation of the debt or the length and nature
of those services are not respectively limited and defined;
4. “Human trafficking” means modern-day slavery that includes,
but is not limited to, extreme exploitation and the denial of
freedom or liberty of an individual for purposes of deriving benefit
from that individual’s commercial sex act or labor;
5. “Human trafficking for labor” means:
a. recruiting, enticing, harboring, maintaining,
transporting, providing, or obtaining, by any means,
another person through deception, force, fraud,
threat, or coercion or for purposes of engaging the
person in labor, or
b. benefiting, financially or by receiving anything of
value, from participation in a venture that has
engaged in an act of trafficking for labor;
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6. “Human trafficking for commercial sex” means:
a. recruiting, enticing, harboring, maintaining,
transporting, providing, or obtaining, by any means,
another person through deception, force, fraud,
threat, or coercion for purposes of engaging the
person in a commercial sex act,
b. recruiting, enticing, harboring, maintaining,
transporting, providing, purchasing, or obtaining, by
any means, a minor for purposes of engaging the minor
in a commercial sex act, or
c. benefiting, financially or by receiving anything of
value, from participating in a venture that has
engaged in an act of trafficking for commercial sex;
7. “Legal process” means the criminal law, the civil law, or
the regulatory system of the federal government, any state,
territory, district, commonwealth, or trust territory therein, and
any foreign government or subdivision thereof and includes legal
civil actions, criminal actions, and regulatory petitions or
applications;
8. “Minor” means an individual under eighteen (18) years of
age; and
9. “Victim” means a person against whom a violation of any
provision of this section has been committed.
B. It shall be unlawful to knowingly engage in human
trafficking.
C. 1. Any person violating the provisions of this section
shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class A2 felony offense
punishable by a fine not more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000.00), by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
Corrections for a term of not less than five (5) years or for life,
or by a fine of not more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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2. Any person violating the provisions of this section where
the victim of the offense is under eighteen (18) years of age at the
time of the offense shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class A2
felony offense punishable by a fine not more than Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), by imprisonment in the custody of
the Department of Corrections for a term of not less than ten (10)
years, for life, or for life without parole, or by a fine of not
more than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), or by
both such fine and imprisonment.
3. The court shall also order the defendant to pay restitution
to the victim as provided in Section 991f of Title 22 of the
Oklahoma Statutes. In addition, the court shall require the
defendant to pay for a psychological evaluation to determine the
extent of counseling necessary for the human trafficking victim and
any necessary psychological counseling deemed necessary to
rehabilitate the victim. Such evaluations and counseling may be
performed by psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed professional
counselors, or social workers.
4. If the person is convicted of human trafficking, the person
shall serve eighty-five percent (85%) of the sentence before being
eligible for parole consideration or any earned credits. The terms
of imprisonment specified in this subsection shall not be subject to
statutory provisions for suspension, deferral, or probation, or
state correctional institution earned credits accruing from and
after November 1, 1989, except for the achievement earned credits
authorized by subsection H of Section 138 of Title 57 of the
Oklahoma Statutes. To qualify for such achievement earned credits,
such inmates must also be in compliance with the standards for Class
level 2 behavior, as defined in subsection D of Section 138 of Title
57 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution for a criminal,
youthful offender, or delinquent offense that, during the time of
the alleged commission of the offense, the defendant or alleged
youthful offender or delinquent was a victim of human trafficking.
E. The consent of a victim to the activity prohibited by this
section shall not constitute a defense.
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F. Lack of knowledge of the age of the victim shall not
constitute a defense to the activity prohibited by this section with
respect to human trafficking of a minor.
G. In an action in a court of this state, if a party offers
evidence of human trafficking, testimony of an expert witness
including, but not limited to, the effect of such human trafficking
on the beliefs, behavior, and perception of the person being
trafficked shall be admissible as evidence.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 18p-1, as
amended by Section 2, Chapter 453, O.S.L. 2024 (74 O.S. Supp. 2025,
Section 18p-1), is amended to read as follows:
Section 18p-1. A. There is hereby created within the Office of
the Attorney General a Victims Services Unit.
B. The duty of the Unit unit is to provide services for persons
who require domestic violence, human trafficking, or sexual assault
services through a domestic violence, human trafficking, or sexual
assault program.
C. As used in this act, “domestic violence program”, “human
trafficking program”, or “sexual assault program” means an agency,
organization, facility, or person that offers, provides or engages
in the offering of any shelter, residential services or support
services to:
1. Victims or survivors of domestic abuse as defined in Section
60.1 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, any dependent children of
such victim or survivor, and any other member of the family or
household of such victim or survivor;
2. Victims or survivors of sexual assault;
3. Persons who are homeless as a result of domestic abuse or
sexual assault or both domestic abuse and sexual assault; and
4. Victims of stalking; and
5. Victims of human trafficking,
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and which may provide other services including, but not limited to,
counseling, case management, referrals or other similar services to
victims or survivors of domestic abuse, sexual assault, human
trafficking, or stalking.
D. As used in this act, “batterers intervention program” or
“batterers treatment program” means an agency, organization,
facility, or person who offers, provides or engages in the offering
of counseling or intervention services to persons who commit
domestic abuse.
E. For any county in which there is more than one sexual
assault program, domestic violence program, human trafficking
program, or batterers intervention program and one or more of the
programs operates a shelter program, only the program or programs
operating a shelter program shall receive grants or funding from the
Victim Services Unit collected pursuant to subsection F of Section
153 of Title 28 of the Oklahoma Statutes and Section 2368.22 of
Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 18p-3, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 18p-3. A. The Attorney General is hereby authorized
and directed to enter into agreements and to contract for the
shelter and other services that are needed for victims of domestic
abuse, sexual assault, human trafficking, or batterers intervention
programs. Any domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking,
or batterers intervention program providing services pursuant to
certification by the Attorney General or a contract or subcontract
with the Attorney General and receiving funds from the Attorney
General or any contractor with the Attorney General shall be subject
to the provisions of the administrative rules of the Attorney
General.
B. 1. Except as otherwise provided by paragraph 3 of this
subsection, the case records, case files, case notes, client
records, or similar records of a domestic violence, human
trafficking, or sexual assault program certified by the Attorney
General or of any employee or trained volunteer of a program
regarding an individual who is residing or has resided in such
program or who has otherwise utilized or is utilizing the services
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of any domestic violence or sexual assault program or counselor
shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed.
2. For purposes of this subsection, the term “client records”
shall include, but not be limited to, all communications, records,
and information regarding clients of domestic violence and sexual
assault programs.
3. The case records, case files, or case notes of programs
specified in paragraph 1 of this subsection shall be confidential
and shall not be disclosed except with the written consent of the
individual, or in the case of the individual’s death or disability,
of the individual’s personal representative or other person
authorized to sue on the individual’s behalf or by court order for
good cause shown by the judge in camera.
C. The district court shall not order the disclosure of the
address of a domestic violence shelter, the location of any person
seeking or receiving services from a domestic violence or sexual
assault program, or any other information which is required to be
kept confidential pursuant to subsection B of this section.
D. The home address, personal telephone numbers and social
security number of board members, staff and volunteers of certified
domestic violence and sexual assault programs shall not be construed
to be open records pursuant to the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 18p-4, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 18p-4. A. As used in this section, “minor mother”
means an unemancipated female under the age of eighteen (18) years
of age who is pregnant or the biological parent of any child.
B. A domestic violence or human trafficking shelter facility
may provide shelter and care to a minor mother, who is the victim of
domestic abuse or human trafficking or is seeking relief from
domestic abuse for herself or on behalf of any of her children or
both herself and any of her children.
C. A domestic violence or human trafficking shelter facility
may provide shelter or care only during an emergency constituting an
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immediate danger to the physical health or safety of the minor
mother or her child or both the minor mother and any of her
children. Such shelter or care shall not extend beyond thirty (30)
days unless the facility receives an order issued by the court to
continue such services or the parent or guardian of the minor mother
consents to such services.
D. The provisions of Section 856 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
Statutes shall not apply to any domestic violence or human
trafficking shelter facility and any person operating such facility
who in good faith is providing shelter and care pursuant to the
provisions of this section to a minor mother and any of her children
who is a runaway from her parent or legal guardian.
E. The emergency custody hearing provided for in Section 1-4-
202 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be provided for a
minor mother who is seeking relief from domestic abuse for herself
or on behalf of any of the her children.
SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 18p-5, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 18p-5. The Office of the Attorney General shall be
responsible for the development, maintenance and operation of a
twenty-four-hour statewide telephone communication service for the
victims of rape, forcible sodomy, human trafficking, and domestic
violence. The purpose of the service is to provide information to
such victim regarding any immediate action which should be taken by
the victim, the social services available, and the legal rights and
remedies of the victim.
SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 18p-6, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 18p-6. A. Effective July 1, 2005, all administrative
rules promulgated by the Department of Mental Health and Substance
Abuse Services relating to domestic violence and sexual assault
programs shall be transferred to and become a part of the
administrative rules of the Office of the Attorney General. The
Office of Administrative Rules in the Secretary of State’s office
shall provide adequate notice in the Oklahoma Register of the
transfer of such rules, and shall place the transferred rules under
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the Oklahoma Administrative Code section of the Attorney General.
Such rules shall continue in force and effect as rules of the Office
of the Attorney General from and after July 1, 2005, and any
amendment, repeal or addition to the transferred rules shall be
under the jurisdiction of the Attorney General.
B. The Attorney General shall adopt and promulgate rules and
standards for certification of batterers intervention, human
trafficking, and domestic violence programs and for private
facilities and organizations which offer domestic violence, human
trafficking, and sexual assault services in this state. These
facilities shall be known as “certified domestic violence shelters”
or, “certified domestic violence programs” or, “certified sexual
assault programs” or, “certified treatment programs for batterers”,
“certified human trafficking shelters”, or “certified human
trafficking programs”, as applicable.
C. Applications for certification as a certified domestic
violence shelter, domestic violence program, human trafficking
shelter, human trafficking program, sexual assault program or
treatment program for batterers, pursuant to the provisions of this
section, shall be made to the Office of the Attorney General on
prescribed forms. The Attorney General may certify the shelter or
program for a period of three (3) years subject to renewal as
provided in the rules promulgated by the Attorney General. Nothing
in this section shall preclude the Office of the Attorney General
from making inspection visits to a shelter or program to determine
contract or program compliance.
D. Licensed physicians, licensed psychologists, licensed social
workers, individual members of the clergy, licensed marital and
family therapists, licensed behavioral practitioners, and licensed
professional counselors shall be exempt from certification
requirements; provided, however, these exemptions shall only apply
to individual professional persons in private practice and not to
any domestic violence program or sexual assault program operated by
such person.
E. Facilities providing services for persons who commit
domestic abuse, victims or survivors of domestic abuse or sexual
assault, victims or survivors of human trafficking, and any
dependent children of such victims or survivors shall comply with
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standards promulgated by the Attorney General; provided, that the
certification requirements and standards promulgated by the Attorney
General shall not apply to programs and services offered by the
State Department of Health, the Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services, the Department of Corrections, or the
Department of Human Services. The batterers intervention, domestic
violence, human trafficking, or sexual assault programs certified
pursuant to the provisions of this section shall cooperate with
inspection personnel of this state and shall promptly file all
reports required by the Attorney General. Failure to comply with
rules and standards of the Attorney General shall be grounds for
revocation of certification, after proper notice and hearing.
F. The Attorney General is hereby authorized to collect from
each applicant the sum of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) to
help defray the costs incurred in the certification process.
SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 18p-7, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 18p-7. A. The Attorney General or any district
attorney, in such person’s discretion, may bring an action for an
injunction against any batterers intervention, domestic violence
program, human trafficking program, or sexual assault program found
to be in violation of the provisions of this title or of any order
or determination of the Attorney General.
B. In any action for an injunction brought pursuant to this
section, any findings of the Attorney General or district attorney,
after hearing and due notice, shall be prima facie evidence of the
facts found therein.
SECTION 8. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 18p-8, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 18p-8. A. The Office of the Attorney General shall
have the authority to collect information sufficient to meet its
responsibilities related to oversight, management, evaluation,
performance improvement and auditing of domestic violence, human
trafficking, and sexual assault services and combating and
preventing domestic violence and sexual assault in this state.
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B. The individual forms, computer and electronic data, and
other forms of information collected by and furnished to the
Attorney General shall be confidential and shall not be public
records as defined in the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
C. Except as otherwise provided by state and federal
confidentiality laws, identifying information shall not be disclosed
and shall not be used for any public purpose other than the creation
and maintenance of anonymous datasets for statistical reporting and
data analysis.
SECTION 9. This act shall become effective in accordance with
the provisions of Section 58 of Article V of the Oklahoma
Constitution.
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Passed the Senate the 17th day of March, 2026.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 5th day of May, 2026.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________