CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SENATE BILL 5488

Chapter 9, Laws of 2013

63rd Legislature
2013 Regular Session

CRIMES--SEX TRAFFICKING--INTERNET ADVERTISEMENTS

EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/28/13

Passed by the Senate March 4, 2013 YEAS 49 NAYS 0 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 3, 2013 YEAS 97 NAYS 0 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives		CERTIFICATE I, Hunter G. Goodman, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5488 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. HUNTER G. GOODMAN ________________________________________ Secretary
Approved April 17, 2013, 1:41 p.m. JAY INSLEE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington		FILED April 17, 2013 Secretary of State State of Washington

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SENATE BILL 5488
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Passed Legislature - 2013 Regular Session

State of Washington

63rd Legislature

2013 Regular Session

By Senators Kohl-Welles, Padden, Kline, Darneille, Fraser, Ranker, Keiser, Delvin, Carrell, McAuliffe, Chase, and Conway

Read first time 01/31/13. Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

AN ACT Relating to establishing an enhanced penalty for the use of an internet advertisement to facilitate the commission of a sex-trafficking crime; adding a new section to chapter 9.68A RCW; repealing RCW 9.68A.104; repealing 2012 c 138 s 1 (uncodified); and repealing 2012 c 138 s 3 (uncodified).

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 9.68A RCW to read as follows:
     (1) In addition to all other penalties under this chapter, a person convicted of an offense under RCW 9.68A.100, 9.68A.101, or 9.68A.102 shall be assessed an additional fee of five thousand dollars per offense when the court finds that an internet advertisement in which the victim of the crime was described or depicted was instrumental in facilitating the commission of the crime.
     (2) For purposes of this section, an "internet advertisement" means a statement in electronic media that would be understood by a reasonable person to be an implicit or explicit offer for sexual contact or sexual intercourse, both as defined in chapter 9A.44 RCW, in exchange for something of value.
     (3) Amounts collected as penalties under this section shall be deposited in the account established under RCW 43.63A.740.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 9.68A.104 (Advertising commercial sexual abuse of a minor -- Penalty) and 2012 c 138 s 2;
     (2) 2012 c 138 s 1 (uncodified); and
     (3) 2012 c 138 s 3 (uncodified).

         Passed by the Senate March 4, 2013.
         Passed by the House April 3, 2013.
         Approved by the Governor April 17, 2013.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 17, 2013.