Pen. Code, § 236.13 · Chapter 8. False Imprisonment and Human Trafficking

Pen. Code, § 236.13

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(a) In a case involving a charge of human trafficking under Section 236.1, a minor who is a victim of the human trafficking shall be provided with assistance from the local county Victim Witness Assistance Center if the minor so desires.

(b) This section does not require a local agency to operate a Victim Witness Assistance Center.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 641, Sec. 1. (AB 2221) Effective January 1, 2017.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=236.13.
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Penal Code

Pen. Code, § 236.1Printed as Section 236.1

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