CA SB382

Requires prosecutors in human trafficking cases to consider seeking protective orders under Penal Code Section 136.2 to protect victims and witnesses.

Adds human trafficking violations under Section 236.1 (subdivisions a, b, and c) to the list of crimes for which courts must consider issuing protective orders on their own motion.

Expands the factors courts may consider when determining whether to issue protective orders in human trafficking cases, including the victim's age, relationship to the trafficker, likelihood of continuing harm, and the defendant's criminal history.

Applies to all forms of human trafficking, including cases involving deprivation of personal liberty for forced labor and cases involving minors in commercial sexual exploitation.

Became effective July 1, 2022.