SB 949

Current law provides certain additional rights and protections to victims and

witnesses during their involvement with the criminal justice or juvenile justice

system.

This bill provides that child victims or child witnesses of human trafficking

crimes must be provided any courtroom supports that the court finds necessary to

support the health, safety, or liberty of the child and determines are in the interest

of justice.

The bill also provides that in any criminal proceeding for a human trafficking

violation or civil action for injury due to human trafficking, a child victim's or child

witness's identifying information must be sealed and may not be disclosed to the

public unless the court orders the disclosure to be made after a hearing in which the

court takes into consideration the health, safety, and liberty of the child and

determines that the disclosure is in the interest of justice.