(a) In a case involving a charge of human trafficking under Section 236.1, a minor who is a victim of the human trafficking shall be provided with assistance from the local county Victim Witness Assistance Center if the minor so desires.

(b) This section does not require a local agency to operate a Victim Witness Assistance Center.

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(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 641, Sec. 1. (AB 2221) Effective January 1, 2017.)