13.40.219 - Arrest for prostitution or prostitution loitering -- Alleged offender -- Victim of severe form of trafficking, commercial sex abuse of a minor.

Arrest for prostitution or prostitution loitering — Alleged offender — Victim of severe form of trafficking, commercial sex abuse of a minor.

In any proceeding under this chapter related to an arrest for prostitution or prostitution loitering, there is a presumption that the alleged offender meets the criteria for a certification as a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons as defined in section 7105 of Title 22 of the United States code, and that the alleged offender is also a victim of commercial sex abuse of a minor.

[2010 c 289 § 9.]