HB2830 S JUD AMT 4-1
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The Committee on Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:
Eng. House Bill 2830—A Bill to amend and reenact §49-5-104 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §61-8-5 of said code; and to amend and reenact §61-14-2, §61-14-8, and §61-14-9 of said code, all relating to strengthening sex trafficking laws; allowing for accessibility of juvenile adjudication records for child victims of sex trafficking; providing for immunity from prosecution for child victims of sex trafficking; providing for criminal liability of a person who aids, assists, or abets the trafficking of an adult or child; providing that a child victim of sex trafficking be eligible for comprehensive and specialized trauma-informed child welfare services; and allowing a child victim of sex trafficking to expunge records of conviction or juvenile delinquency adjudication; establishing penalties.
Adopted
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