Involuntary Servitude and Peonage 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1581 and 1584

• Category: Federal - Jury Instructions - 11th Circuit - Criminal
• State: Multi-State
• Control #: US-JURY-11THCIR-O62-CR
• Format: Word

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Pattern Jury Instructions from the 11th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals. For more information and to use the online Instruction builder please visit http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/pattern-jury-instructions Involuntary servitude and peonage 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1581 and 1584 are forms of modern-day slavery that involve the exploitation of people for the purpose of labor or services. 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1581 makes it a federal crime to hold any person in a condition of involuntary servitude, or compulsory labor, where the victim is forced to work against their will, and through the use of threats of physical or legal harm. 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1584 prohibits peonage, which is a form of involuntary servitude in which a person is forced to work off a debt through labor or services. The types of involuntary servitude and peonage prohibited by 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1581 and 1584 include: • Forced labor: Any person who is subjected to involuntary servitude or forced labor, regardless of whether they are paid. • Debt bondage: A form of involuntary servitude in which a person is forced to work to pay off a debt or obligation. • Trafficking in persons: The recruitment, transport, transfer, harboring, and/or receipt of persons for the purpose of exploitation. • Involuntary servitude: Any form of labor or service in which a person is compelled to work against their will, through the use of threats of physical or legal harm. • Peonage: A form of involuntary servitude in which a person is forced to work off a debt through labor or services.

Involuntary servitude and peonage 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1581 and 1584 are forms of modern-day slavery that involve the exploitation of people for the purpose of labor or services. 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1581 makes it a federal crime to hold any person in a condition of involuntary servitude, or compulsory labor, where the victim is forced to work against their will, and through the use of threats of physical or legal harm. 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1584 prohibits peonage, which is a form of involuntary servitude in which a person is forced to work off a debt through labor or services. The types of involuntary servitude and peonage prohibited by 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1581 and 1584 include: • Forced labor: Any person who is subjected to involuntary servitude or forced labor, regardless of whether they are paid. • Debt bondage: A form of involuntary servitude in which a person is forced to work to pay off a debt or obligation. • Trafficking in persons: The recruitment, transport, transfer, harboring, and/or receipt of persons for the purpose of exploitation. • Involuntary servitude: Any form of labor or service in which a person is compelled to work against their will, through the use of threats of physical or legal harm. • Peonage: A form of involuntary servitude in which a person is forced to work off a debt through labor or services.