Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9720.2 (2026)

Sentencing for trafficking of persons.

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§ 9720.2. Sentencing for trafficking of persons.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who commits a violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3011 (relating to trafficking in individuals) or 3012 (relating to involuntary servitude) while violating:

(1) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2901 (relating to kidnapping);

(2) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3121 (relating to rape); or

(3) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse);

shall be sentenced up to a maximum term of life imprisonment.

(Nov. 9, 2006, P.L.1340, No.139, eff. 60 days; July 2, 2014, P.L.945, No.105, eff. 60 days)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2016–2021 · leading case: Hudson v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & Parole, 204 A.3d 392 (Pa. 2019).

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Hudson v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & Parole, 204 A.3d 392 (Pa. 2019). · cites it 2× “, 42 Pa.C.S. §9720.2 (providing that the sentence for human trafficking or human servitude “shall be .”

Com. v. Summers, B. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016). “, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9720.2. Miller, however, effectively eliminated all sentencing options for juveniles who committed first- or second-degree murder in Pennsylvania.”

Com. v. King, I. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016). “, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9720.2. Miller, however, effectively eliminated all sentencing options for juveniles who committed first- or second-degree murder in Pennsylvania.”

Com. v. Mull, S. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021). “Rule 582(B) ____________________________________________ 8 The trial court imposed the maximum term of life imprisonment for human trafficking at 1762-2018 based on 42 Pa.C.S. § 9720.2. 9 We acknowledge that these appeals were technically premature because the clerk of the court…”

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