{"data":{"id":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-3055","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"18 Pa.C.S. § 3055","heading":"Victims in shelters.","body":"(a) Voluntary placement.--Residence of a victim of human trafficking in a shelter or other facility shall be voluntary, and a victim of human trafficking may decline to stay in a shelter or other facility.\n(b) Restrictions on admission.--Admission to a shelter:\n(1) shall be made without regard to race, religion, ethnic background, sexual orientation, country of origin or culture; and\n(2) may not be conditioned on whether the victim of human trafficking is cooperating with a law enforcement agency in its attempts to prosecute persons under this chapter.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","PART II DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES","ARTICLE B OFFENSES INVOLVING DANGER TO THE PERSON","CHAPTER 30 HUMAN TRAFFICKING","SUBCHAPTER D PROTECTION OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=18\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=30\u0026sctn=55\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 18 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:28Z","sha256":"c28551a1aa26e40e7aaaaaa39d1d22ce4dd08c4943d0f9e5986b421f9e92efb2","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-3054","next":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-3056"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}