California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 236.13

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.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 236.13 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-1-of-crimes-and-punishments/title-8-of-crimes-against-the-person/chapter-8-false-imprisonment-and-human-trafficking/section-236.13

Other sections in Chapter 8 - False Imprisonment and Human Trafficking

§ 236§ 236.1§ 236.2§ 236.21§ 236.23§ 236.24§ 236.3§ 236.4§ 236.5§ 236.6§ 236.7§ 236.8§ 236.9§ 236.10§ 236.11§ 236.12§ 236.13§ 236.14§ 236.15§ 237

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