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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 · Sec. 1002

Sec. 1002. PROTECTIONS FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS

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## SEC. 1002 PROTECTIONS FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS Section 1701(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(c)), as amended by section 601 of this Act, is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (1), by striking “or” at the end; ####
(2)in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and ####
(3)by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following: > > #### “(3) > > from an applicant in a State that has in effect a law— > > > ##### “(A) > > that— > > > ###### “(i) > > provides a process by which an individual who is a human trafficking survivor can move to vacate any arrest or conviction records for a non-violent offense committed as a direct result of human trafficking, including prostitution or lewdness; > > > ###### “(ii) > > establishes a rebuttable presumption that any arrest or conviction of an individual for an offense associated with human trafficking is a result of being trafficked, if the individual— > > > ###### “(I) > > is a person granted nonimmigrant status pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(T)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(T)(i)); > > > ###### “(II) > > is the subject of a certification by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 107(b)(1)(E) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(E)); or > > > ###### “(III) > > has other similar documentation of trafficking, which has been issued by a Federal, State, or local agency; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > protects the identity of individuals who are human trafficking survivors in public and court records; and > > > ##### “(B) > > that does not require an individual who is a human trafficking survivor to provide official documentation as described in subclause (I), (II), or
(III)of subparagraph (A)(ii) in order to receive protection under the law.” > .
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