1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to crimes; prohibiting facilitation of sex tourism; providing civil and 
1.3 	criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 609.321, by 
1.4 	adding a subdivision; 609.322, subdivision 1a.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.321, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 3a.Facilitates sex tourism. "Facilitates sex tourism" means, for the purpose 
1.9 	of commercial advantage or private financial gain, arranges, induces, procures, or 
1.10 	facilitates the travel of a person knowing that the person intends to travel or is traveling 
1.11 	in interstate commerce or foreign commerce for the purpose of engaging in prostitution. 
1.12 	For purposes of this subdivision, "prostitution" means that term as defined in this chapter, 
1.13 	and it is irrelevant whether prostitution is legal in the jurisdiction in which it is or will 
1.14 	be committed.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2006, and applies to crimes 
1.16 	committed on or after that date. 

1.17 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.322, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
1.18 		Subd. 1a.Other offenses. (a) Whoever, while acting other than as a prostitute or 
1.19 	patron, intentionally does any of the following may be sentenced to imprisonment for not 
1.20 	more than 15 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $30,000, or both:
1.21 	(1) solicits or induces an individual to practice prostitution; or
1.22 	(2) promotes the prostitution of an individual; or
2.1 	(3) receives profit, knowing or having reason to know that it is derived from the 
2.2 	prostitution, or the promotion of the prostitution, of an individual; or 
2.3 	(4) facilitates sex tourism.
2.4 	(b) In addition to any criminal penalty, a person who violates paragraph (a), clause 
2.5 	(4), is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $20,000 for each violation.  The attorney 
2.6 	general or the appropriate county attorney may bring an action under this paragraph in the 
2.7 	name of the state in a district court of a county in which any part of the violation occurred. 
2.8 	In determining the amount of the civil penalty, the court shall consider:
2.9 	(1) any previous violation of paragraph (a), clause (4), by the person;
2.10 	(2) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and 
2.11 	gravity of the violation;
2.12 	(3) any demonstrated good faith of the person; and 
2.13 	(4) the amount necessary to deter future violations.
2.14 	A civil penalty collected under this paragraph must be distributed in the same 
2.15 	manner as proceeds of forfeiture under section 609.5315, subdivision 5b.

2.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2006, and applies to crimes 
2.17 	committed on or after that date.