California Assembly Bill AB2404 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2404INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Eggman FEBRUARY 21, 2014 An act to amend Section 236.2 of the Penal Code, relating to human trafficking. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2404, as introduced, Eggman. Human trafficking. Existing law provides that any person who deprives or violates the personal liberty of another with the intent to obtain forced labor or services or to effect or maintain a felony violation of offenses relating to prostitution, child pornography, as specified, or extortion, as defined, is guilty of human trafficking. Existing law requires law enforcement agencies to use due diligence to identify all victims of human trafficking, regardless of the citizenship of those persons. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 236.2 of the Penal Code is amended to read: 236.2. Law enforcement agencies shall use due diligence to identify all victims of human trafficking, regardless of the citizenship of  the person   those persons  . When a peace officer comes into contact with a person who has been deprived of his or her personal liberty, a minor who has engaged in a commercial sex act, a person suspected of violating subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 647, or a victim of a crime of domestic violence or sexual assault, the peace officer shall consider whether the following indicators of human trafficking are present: (a) Signs of trauma, fatigue, injury, or other evidence of poor care. (b) The person is withdrawn, afraid to talk, or his or her communication is censored by another person. (c) The person does not have freedom of movement. (d) The person lives and works in one place. (e) The person owes a debt to his or her employer. (f) Security measures are used to control who has contact with the person. (g) The person does not have control over his or her own government-issued identification or over his or her worker immigration documents.