Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (Last Updated: January 27, 2015) |
Title18 CRIMES AND OFFENSES |
PARTII. DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES |
ARTICLEB. OFFENSES INVOLVING DANGER TO THE PERSON |
CHAPTER30. HUMAN TRAFFICKING |
SUBCHAPTERD. PROTECTION OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING |
§3055. Victims in shelters.
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(a) Voluntary placement.--Residence of a victim of human trafficking in a shelter or other facility shall be voluntary, and a victim of human trafficking may decline to stay in a shelter or other facility.
(b) Restrictions on admission.--Admission to a shelter:
(1) shall be made without regard to race, religion, ethnic background, sexual orientation, country of origin or culture; and
(2) may not be conditioned on whether the victim of human trafficking is cooperating with a law enforcement agency in its attempts to prosecute persons under this chapter.