§ 35-1-16 — Training law enforcement officers investigating crimes involving trafficking persons for labor or sexual servitude

(a) The Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council and the Georgia Public Safety Training Center shall establish guidelines and procedures for the incorporation of training materials and information in: (1) Methods for identifying, combating, and reporting incidents where a person has been trafficked for labor or sexual servitude, as such terms are defined in Code Section 16-5-46 ; (2) Methods for providing proper detention facilities or alternatives to detention facilities for persons who have been trafficked for labor or sexual servitude, as such terms are defined in Code Section 16-5-46 , including providing information on therapeutic facilities for such persons; and (3) Methods for assisting persons who have been trafficked for labor or sexual servitude, as such terms are defined in Code Section 16-5-46 , including providing information on social service organizations available to assist such person. (b) The guidelines and procedures listed in subsection (a) of this Code section shall be for use by law enforcement training centers monitored by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council and monitored and funded by the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in all courses for which they have responsibility and oversight.

Legislative History

Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 54,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2011.