Human trafficking: minors.

Existing law provides that any person who deprives or violates the personal liberty of another with the intent to effect or maintain certain felonies, or to obtain forced labor or services, is guilty of human trafficking. This bill would expand the scope of that offense to provide that any person who causes, induces, or persuades, or attempts to cause, induce, or persuade, a person who is a minor at the time of the commission of the offense, to engage in a commercial sex act, as specified, or who obtains or attempts to obtain forced labor or services from a minor, is guilty of human trafficking. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.