A 4796Expands criminal and civil penalties for human trafficking, and expands human trafficking training requirements for law enforcement.*

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This version removes extensive preamble and draft language from the bill, consolidating what appears to be explanatory text that will be incorporated into operative statutory sections. The removed material includes detailed provisions on human trafficking penalties (minimum fines of $15,000-$25,000, mandatory imprisonment terms, parole ineligibility), victim restitution calculation methods, civil cause of action procedures, evidentiary authentication standards, and comprehensive training requirements for hotel/motel staff, healthcare facility employees, law enforcement, judges, and NJ Transit employees. The removals also eliminate county-level Human Trafficking Response Team requirements, a $750,000 appropriation for county teams, provisions criminalizing advertising of commercial sexual abuse of minors, and detailed definitions and affirmative defense standards. These deletions appear to be structural reorganization rather than policy abandonment, as the bill's stated purpose remains expanding criminal/civil penalties and training requirements for human trafficking.