2017-IPG#28(NEW HUMAN TRAFFICKING LAWS)

This podcast discusses the new human trafficking laws going into effect in 2017. Among the new laws discussed: a new affirmative defense unique to defendants charged with any crime other than a violent or serious offense or human trafficking; a new procedure for vacating nonviolent convictions and sealing records when defendants can show their offense was committed as a direct result of being a human trafficking victim; a new evidence code section expressly permitting expert testimony on human trafficking; a new exception to the general rule against surreptitiously recording calls that applies when trying to obtain evidence of human trafficking; a new procedure for allowing minors 15 and under to testify about the crime of human trafficking via closed circuit television; and a new procedure for fast-tracking human trafficking prosecution.