§ 23024. — 23024. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 615, Sec. 1.)

California § 23024.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code WIC: Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC
• Div. 15.: DIVISION 15. Survivors of Human Trafficking Support Act
• Ch. 1.: CHAPTER 1. Law Enforcement Collaboration

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(a)
By no later than June 1, 2026, the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training shall develop and promulgate minimum guidelines for law enforcement personnel interactions with survivors of human trafficking. A law enforcement agency shall use these guidelines as a resource in creating the policy required under Section 23020 to establish procedures for law enforcement interactions with survivors of human trafficking.
(b)
The guidelines shall, without limitation, meet the requirements of a policy described in Section 23022.
(c)
(1)
In developing the guidelines, the commission shall collaborate with appropriate groups and individuals having an
interest and expertise in human trafficking. This shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(A)
Community-based organizations providing services to survivors of human trafficking.
(B)
Organizations with experience supporting survivors of labor trafficking, including, but not limited to, immigrant legal service providers.
(C)
Human trafficking victim service organizations, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 1038.2 of the Evidence Code, and domestic violence victim service organizations, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1037.1 of the Evidence Code, and rape crisis centers, as used in Section 13837 of the Penal Code.
(2)
When collaborating with organizations pursuant to paragraph (1), the commission shall prioritize
organizations that have been providing services for at least five years.
(d)
The commission shall also develop and promulgate a standardized written waiver of advocacy, as described in Section 23022.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 615, Sec. 1. (AB 2020) Effective January 1, 2025.