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California Penal Code Section 236.2

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Law enforcement agencies shall use due diligence to identify
all victims of human trafficking, regardless of the citizenship of
the person. When a peace officer comes into contact with a person who
has been deprived of his or her personal liberty, a person suspected
of violating subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 647, or a victim of a
crime of domestic violence or rape, the peace officer shall consider
whether the following indicators of human trafficking are present:
   (a) Signs of trauma, fatigue, injury, or other evidence of poor
care.
   (b) The person is withdrawn, afraid to talk, or his or her
communication is censored by another person.
   (c) The person does not have freedom of movement.
   (d) The person lives and works in one place.
   (e) The person owes a debt to his or her employer.
   (f) Security measures are used to control who has contact with the
person.
   (g) The person does not have control over his or her own
government-issued identification or over his or her worker
immigration documents.

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