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Penal Law § 135.36 · Article 135. Kidnapping, Coercion and Related Offenses

Labor trafficking; accomplice

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§ 135.36 Labor trafficking; accomplice.

In a prosecution for labor trafficking, a person who has been compelled or induced or recruited, enticed, harbored or transported to engage in labor shall not be deemed to be an accomplice.

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