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§ 1499. Victim services

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 43 P.S. LaborEffective: December 24, 2012 to June 13, 2024

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 43 P.S. Labor (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 29. National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Notification Act
Effective: December 24, 2012 to June 13, 2024
43 P.S. § 1499
§ 1499. Victim services
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(a) Development of plan.--To the extent that Federal or State funds are available, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency shall develop a plan for a coordinated response system, in consultation with other appropriate government agencies, including law enforcement, nongovernmental organizations and victim advocacy groups to provide victims of trafficking under 18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 30 (relating to trafficking of persons) with the following services:
(1) Appropriate housing, taking into account the victim's status as a victim of an offense enumerated under 18 Pa.C.S. § 3002 (relating to trafficking of persons) and including safe conditions for sleeping, food and personal hygiene.
(2) Psychological counseling.
(3) Medical assistance, including confidential testing for sexually transmitted diseases and the human immunodeficiency virus.
(4) Substance abuse counseling.
(5) Child care.
(6) Access to employment, educational and training opportunities.
(7) Legal assistance and case management.
(8) Social case management, including information about and help with access to victim services.
(b) Condition.--Housing services provided under subsection (a)(1) must ensure that, to the extent possible, the victim is not held in a detention facility.

Credits

2012, Oct. 25, P.L. 1618, No. 197, § 9, effective in 60 days [Dec. 24, 2012].
43 P.S. § 1499, PA ST 43 P.S. § 1499
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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