{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"236.13","citation":"Pen. Code, § 236.13","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1"},{"name":"TITLE 8. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON [187. - 248.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1/title-8"},{"name":"CHAPTER 8. False Imprisonment and Human Trafficking [236. - 237.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1/title-8/chapter-8"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 641, Sec. 1.   (AB 2221)   Effective January 1, 2017.","effective":"2017-01-01","html":"<p>(a) In a case involving a charge of human trafficking under Section <a href=\"/pen/236.1\">236.1</a>, 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.</p><p>(b) This section does not require a local agency to operate a Victim Witness Assistance Center.</p>","text":"(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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/false-imprisonment-and-human-trafficking-236-13","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}