Section 39-13-316 - Aggravated human trafficking(a) Aggravated human trafficking is the commission of an act that constitutes any of the following criminal offenses, if the victim of the criminal offense is under thirteen (13) years of age:(1) Involuntary labor servitude, under § 39-13-307;(2) Trafficking persons for forced labor or services, under § 39-13-308;(3) Trafficking for commercial sex act, under § 39-13-309;(4) Patronizing prostitution, under § 39-13-514; or(5) Promoting prostitution, under § 39-13-515.(b)(1) Aggravated human trafficking is a Class A felony.(2) Notwithstanding title 40, chapter 35, a person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished as a Range II offender; however, the sentence imposed upon the person may, if appropriate, be within Range III but in no case shall it be lower than Range II.(3) Section 39-13-525(a) does not apply to a person sentenced for a violation of this section under subdivision (a)(3), (a)(4), or (a)(5).(4) Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, the board of parole may require, as a mandatory condition of supervision for a person convicted of a violation of this section under subdivision (a)(3), (a)(4), or (a)(5), that the person be enrolled in a satellite-based monitoring program for the full extent of the person's term of supervision consistent with the requirements of § 40-39-302.(c) Title 40, chapter 35, part 5, regarding release eligibility status and parole, does not apply to or authorize the release of a person convicted of a violation of this section prior to service of the entire sentence imposed by the court.(d) Title 41, chapter 1, part 5, does not give either the governor or the board of parole the authority to release or cause the release of a person convicted of a violation of this section prior to the service of the entire sentence imposed by the court.Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1089, s 1, eff. 7/1/2022.