{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-236.13","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 236.13","heading":"","body":"(a) In a case involving a charge of human trafficking under Section 236.1, a minor who is a victim of the human trafficking shall be provided with assistance from the local county Victim Witness Assistance Center if the minor so desires.\n(b) This section does not require a local agency to operate a Victim Witness Assistance Center.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]","TITLE 8. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON [187. - 248.]","CHAPTER 8. False Imprisonment and Human Trafficking [236. - 237.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"5fc4702c3b46b764f3669ec5067eade5a11b28c4aac1a6fdc29723b6454deac9","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-236.12","next":"us-ca/pen-236.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}