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AGN. NO.

REVISED MOTION BY SUPERVISORS MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS September 15, 2020
AND JANICE HAHN

Targeting Venues Where Human Trafficking Persists

Human trafficking, which includes both sex and labor trafficking, remains a significant

problem throughout the State of California (State). Traffickers create a climate of fear to control
their victims and lure or coerce people into various forms of work, including domestic, factory,

farm, restaurant, and commercial sex. Due to under-reporting, under-identification, and the tactics

of violence, stigmatization, and shame utilized by traffickers and predators, accurate and uniform
statistics are difficult to compile, and many instances of victimization go undetected. Therefore,

the County of Los Angeles (County) must constantly refine its knowledge of where these crimes

happen and how to reach victims, as well as witnesses who have the means to intervene.
In 2012, the State adopted Senate Bill (SB) 1193 (Steinberg), codified as Civil Code

Section §52.6 (Section §52.6), which affects locations where trafficking is known to occur (e.g.,
adult businesses and massage establishments), where trafficking victims seek services (e.g.,

hospitals and urgent care centers), and transit hubs. Section §52.6 requires these venues to post
local and national hotline information as a resource to report human trafficking and to seek help

for victims, survivors, and witnesses.

Because the State did not create a coordinated procedure for implementation, the law has
been applied inconsistently from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and usually through the coordination

of local government agencies and community-based advocates. Within the County, the National
Council of Jewish Women/Los Angeles (NCJW/LA) and the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and

Trafficking (CAST) emerged as the lead advocacy groups.

MOTION

SOLIS ___________________________

RIDLEY-THOMAS ___________________________

KUEHL ___________________________

HAHN ___________________________

BARGER ___________________________