Human trafficking, already a crime in New Jersey, would amount to a recoverable civil offense under newly introduced legislation.

The measure, S-2263, would create a cause of action for anyone who “sustains injury to person or property” as a result of violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:13-8, which criminalized holding, enticing or recruiting a person to engage in prostitution or perform labor by using threats of violence or legal action, or profiting by helping orchestrate such activity.