577.675.  Transportation of an illegal alien — penalty. — 1.  A person commits the offense of transportation of an illegal alien if he or she knowingly transports, moves, or attempts to transport or move any illegal alien who is not lawfully present in the United States, according to the terms of 8 U.S.C. Section 1101, et seq., for the purposes of trafficking in violation of sections 566.200 to 566.215, drug trafficking in violation of sections 579.065 and 579.068, prostitution in violation of chapter 567, or employment.

  2.  The offense of transportation of an illegal alien is a class D felony.

  3.  Nothing in this section shall be construed to deny any victim of an offense under sections 566.200 to 566.215 of rights afforded by the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, Public Law 106-386, as amended.