Bill Text: CA AB1610 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Material witnesses: human trafficking.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)
Status: (Passed) 2014-09-28 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 709, Statutes of 2014. [AB1610 Detail]
Download: California-2013-AB1610-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Material witnesses: human trafficking.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)
Status: (Passed) 2014-09-28 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 709, Statutes of 2014. [AB1610 Detail]
Download: California-2013-AB1610-Introduced.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 1610 INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Bonta FEBRUARY 6, 2014 An act to amend Section 1336 of the Penal Code, relating to material witnesses. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1610, as introduced, Bonta. Material witnesses: human trafficking. Existing law authorizes the defendant or the people to apply for an order that a witness be examined conditionally for a criminal trial in specified cases, including when the person is about to leave the state or is so sick or infirm that he or she will be unable to attend the trial. This bill would authorize the defendant or the people to apply for an order that the witness be examined conditionally when the material witness is a victim of or witness to a felony prosecution involving human trafficking, commercial sex acts, or forced labor or services. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 1336 of the Penal Code is amended to read: 1336. (a) When a material witness for the defendant, or for the people, is about to leave the state,oris so sick or infirm as to afford reasonable grounds for apprehension that he or she will be unable to attend the trial,oris a person 65 years of age or older,ora dependent adult, or is a victim of, or witness to, a felony prosecution involving human trafficking, commercial sex acts, or forced labor or services, the defendant or the people may apply for an order that the witness be examined conditionally. (b) When there is evidence that the life of a witness is in jeopardy, the defendant or the people may apply for an order that the witness be examined conditionally. (c) As used in this section, "dependent adult" meansanya person who is betweenthe ages of18 and 65 years of age, inclusive , who has physical or mental limitationswhichthat restrict his or her ability to carry out normal activities or to protect his or her rights, including, but not limited to, persons who have physical or developmental disabilities or whose physical or mental abilities have diminished because of age. "Dependent adult" includes any person betweenthe ages of18 and 65 years of age, inclusive , who is admitted as an inpatient to a 24-hour facility, as defined in Sections 1250, 1250.2, and 1250.3 of the Health and Safety Code.