HB833: Criminal Law - Victims of Child Sex Trafficking and Human Trafficking - Safe Harbor and Service Response

Legislative Summary

Altering procedures that a law enforcement officer and a court are required to follow when the law enforcement officer or court has reason to believe that a child who has been detained is a victim of sex trafficking or human trafficking; providing that a minor may not be criminally prosecuted or proceeded against under certain provisions of law for a certain offense if the minor committed the offense as a direct result of sex trafficking or being a victim of human trafficking; etc.