Penal Code § 236.13

CHAPTER 8. False Imprisonment and Human Trafficking

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 236.13Official source ↗

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

(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.