California General Election

HUMAN TRAFFICKING. PENALTIES. INITIATIVE STATUTE.

• Increases criminal penalties for human trafficking, including prison sentences up to 15-years-to-life and fines up to $1,500,000.
• Fines collected to be used for victim services and law enforcement.
• Requires person convicted of trafficking to register as sex offender.
• Requires sex offenders to provide information regarding Internet access and identities they use in online activities.
• Prohibits evidence that victim engaged in sexual conduct from being used against victim in court proceedings.
• Requires human trafficking training for police officers.

Summary of Legislative Analyst's Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact:

• Increased costs, not likely to exceed a couple million dollars annually, to state and local governments for criminal justice activities related to the prosecution and incarceration of human trafficking offenders.
• Potential one-time local government costs of up to a few million dollars on a statewide basis, and lesser additional costs incurred each year, due to new mandatory human trafficking-related training requirements for law enforcement officers.
• .Potential additional revenue from new criminal fines, likely a few million dollars annually, which would fund services for human trafficking victims and for law enforcement activities related to human trafficking.