§663J-3  Cause of action for coercion into sexual exploitation or sex trafficking.  An individual shall have a cause of action against a person, business, business owner, or business operator who:

     (1)  Coerced the individual into sexual exploitation or to remain in sexual exploitation, or subjected the individual to sex trafficking;

     (2)  Used coercion to collect or receive any of the individual's earnings derived from sexual exploitation or from being the subject of sex trafficking;

     (3)  Hired, or attempted to hire, the individual to engage in sexual exploitation, when a reasonable person would believe that the individual was coerced into sexual exploitation by another person or was being subjected to sex trafficking; or

     (4)  Profited from coercing the individual into sexual exploitation or subjecting the individual to sex trafficking. [L 1999, c 203, pt of §2; am L 2016, c 206, §5; am L 2025, c 20, §5]