Bill Text: CA AB1610 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 1610 (Prior Session Legislation)

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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 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,  or  is so sick
or infirm as to afford reasonable grounds for apprehension that he
or she will be unable to attend the trial,  or  is a
person 65 years of age or older,  or  a 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" means  any
  a  person who is between  the ages of
 18 and 65  years of age, inclusive  , who has
physical or mental limitations  which   that
 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 between  the ages of  18 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.