Human trafficking: restraining orders.

Existing law, as amended by the Californians Against Sexual Exploitation Act (CASE Act) , an initiative measure enacted by the approval of Proposition 35 at the November 6, 2012, statewide general election, makes it a felony to cause, induce, or persuade, or attempt to cause, induce, or persuade, a person who is a minor at the time of commission of the offense to engage in a commercial sex act, with the intent to effect or maintain a violation of specified crimes. Existing law allows a court to issue various protective orders to protect victims of, and witnesses to, a crime, as specified. Existing law requires a person who violates the CASE Act by causing a minor to engage in a commercial sex act to register as a sex offender. If a case involves a crime that requires the defendant to register as a sex offender, existing law requires a court to consider issuing these protective orders on its own motion. This bill would require the prosecutor, in cases involving human trafficking, to consider whether to seek protective orders.