Offenses are sorted into level A and level B by whether the crime is violent
To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking, section 2, Sec. 2.
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Offenses are sorted into level A and level B by whether the crime is violent
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What the document says
“the term `level A offense' means a Federal offense that is not a violent crime;”
The new section sorts Federal offenses into two classes. A level A offense is a Federal offense that is not a violent crime. A level B offense is a Federal offense that is a violent crime, but it does not include a violent crime of which a child was a victim. The definitions section takes "violent crime" from the meaning given to "crime of violence" in section 16(a) of title 18, and "child" means an individual who has not attained 18 years of age. Which relief is available turns on which class the offense falls into.
What the document actually says
“the term `level A offense' means a Federal offense that is not a violent crime;”
That sentence, in plain words
A level A crime is a crime under federal law. It is one that is not violent.
What this is about
The law sorts crimes into two piles. Level A crimes are not violent. Level B crimes are violent. A violent crime that hurt a child sits in neither pile.
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Trafficking Survivors Relief Act, Public Law 119-73, sec. 2, 139 Stat. 2003 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ73/html/PLAW-119publ73.htm
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“Offenses are sorted into level A and level B by whether the crime is violent,” Trafficking Survivors Relief Act, section 2, Sec. 2. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/trafficking-survivors-relief-act/proposal/sec02-offense-levels-defined/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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