Pennsylvania § 3055 Victims in shelters

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 3055 — Victims in shelters

Pennsylvania § 3055

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 18CRIMES AND OFFENSES

PartPART II

Ch. 30HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Subch.PROTECTION OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

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Bluebook

18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3055 (2026).

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(a)Voluntary placement.--Residence of a victim of human trafficking in a shelter or other facility shall be voluntary, and a victim of human trafficking may decline to stay in a shelter or other facility.

(b)Restrictions on admission.--Admission to a shelter:

(1)shall be made without regard to race, religion, ethnic background, sexual orientation, country of origin or culture; and

(2)may not be conditioned on whether the victim of human trafficking is cooperating with a law enforcement agency in its attempts to prosecute persons under this chapter.

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(a) Voluntary placement.--Residence of a victim of human trafficking in a shelter or other facility shall be voluntary, and a victim of human trafficking may decline to stay in a shelter or other facility.

(b) Restrictions on admission.--Admission to a shelter:

(1) shall be made without regard to race, religion, ethnic background, sexual orientation, country of origin or culture; and

(2) may not be conditioned on whether the victim of human trafficking is cooperating with a law enforcement agency in its attempts to prosecute persons under this chapter.