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NY A03331
Bill
Status
12/9/2021
Primary Sponsor
Andrew Hevesi
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AI Summary
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Law enforcement agencies and district attorney's offices must promptly advise suspected or identified human trafficking victims of available social and legal services.
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Each local department of social services must maintain and update annually a list of established service providers for human trafficking victims, distributed at least once yearly to law enforcement and district attorney's offices in their district.
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Service information must be provided in brochures or written materials translated into the six most common non-English languages spoken by limited English proficiency individuals in the state or applicable county, city, or town, with interpreter services used where practicable for other languages.
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Law enforcement or district attorney's offices must contact appropriate service providers to request a representative unless the victim expressly declines such presence, with the victim's refusal documented in writing or other recorded form.
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The act takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Requires law enforcement agencies and district attorney's offices to advise human trafficking victims of the availability of social and legal services; unless law enforcement agencies and district attorney's offices are notified by the victim that they do not want such services, such law enforcement agency shall contact the appropriate provider and request that a representative be provided.
Last Action
approval memo.58
12/9/2021