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In addition, the attorney for the Commonwealth may invite other individuals, or their designees, to participate in the annual meeting, including (i) local health department district directors; (ii) the administrator of each licensed hospital within the jurisdiction; (iii) the director of each health safety net clinic within the jurisdiction, including those clinics created by 42 C.F.R. § 491.1 and the free and charitable clinics; (iv) local administrators in charitable clinics or local hospitals, as well as other health care providers or local nonprofit organizations working with victims of trafficking; and (v) as determined by the attorney for the Commonwealth, any other local health care providers.C\n\nAttorneys for the Commonwealth are authorized to conduct the human trafficking response team annual meetings using other methods to encourage attendance, including electronic communication means as provided in § 2.2-3708.3.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":276101,"text":"The attorney for the Commonwealth in each political subdivision in the Commonwealth shall coordinate the establishment of a multidisciplinary response to human trafficking as set forth in Article 3 (§ 18.2-346 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 18.2 and hold a meeting, at least annually, to (i) discuss implementation of protocols and policies for human trafficking response teams consistent with those established by the Department of Criminal Justice Services pursuant to subdivision 37 d of § 9.1-102; (ii) establish and review guidelines for the community’s response to the various forms of human trafficking, including sex trafficking and labor trafficking; and (iii) review protocols for the trauma-informed, victim-centered collection, preservation, and secure storage of evidence from physical evidence recovery kit examinations consistent with § 19.2-165.1.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":276102,"text":"The following persons or their designees shall be invited to participate in the annual meeting: the attorney for the Commonwealth; a representative of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission in jurisdictions served by a public defender office; the sheriff; the director of the local sexual assault crisis center providing services in the jurisdiction, if any; the chief of each police department and the chief of each campus police department of any institution of higher education in the jurisdiction, if any; a forensic nurse examiner or other health care provider who performs physical evidence recovery kit examinations in the jurisdiction, if any; a health professional knowledgeable in the treatment of trauma-informed, victim-centered services; a social worker knowledgeable in the needs of immigrant communities; the state Human Trafficking Response Coordinator or his designee; a representative from at least one national or local organization that supports victims of human trafficking; at least one survivor of human trafficking; the director of the victim\/witness program in the jurisdiction, if any; a division superintendent or his designee from at least one of the local school divisions; and a labor union representative knowledgeable about labor trafficking. 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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 366<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2025, chapter 375<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72501,"section_number":"2.2-3703","catch_line":"Public bodies and records to which chapter inapplicable; voter registration and election records; access by persons incarcerated in a state, local, or federal correctional facility","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3703\/"},{"id":79544,"section_number":"2.2-3705.7","catch_line":"Exclusions to application of chapter; records of specific public bodies and certain other limited exclusions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3705.7\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":79810,"section_number":"18.2-346","catch_line":"Prostitution; commercial sexual conduct; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-346\/"},{"id":54063,"section_number":"2.2-3708.3","catch_line":"Meetings held through electronic communication means; situations other than declared states of emergency","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3708.3\/"},{"id":54198,"section_number":"9.1-102","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Board and the Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-102\/"}],"permalink":{"id":153523,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76931,"identifier":"15.2-1627.6","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/4\/15.2-1627.6","url":"\/15.2-1627.6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1627.6\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/4\/15.2-1627.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Coordination of multidisciplinary response to human trafficking","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1627.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The attorney for the Commonwealth in each political subdivision in the Commonwealth shall coordinate the establishment of a multidisciplinary response to human trafficking as set forth in Article 3 (§ 18.2-346<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 18.2 and hold a meeting, at least annually, to (i) discuss implementation of protocols and policies for human trafficking response teams consistent with those established by the Department of Criminal Justice Services pursuant to subdivision 37 d of § 9.1-102<\/a>; (ii) establish and review guidelines for the community’s response to the various forms of human trafficking, including sex trafficking and labor trafficking; and (iii) review protocols for the trauma-informed, victim-centered collection, preservation, and secure storage of evidence<\/span> from physical evidence<\/span> recovery kit examinations consistent with § 19.2-165.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The following persons or their designees shall be invited to participate in the annual meeting: the attorney for the Commonwealth; a representative of the Virginia Indigent<\/span> Defense Commission in jurisdictions<\/span> served by a public defender<\/span> office; the sheriff; the director of the local sexual assault<\/span> crisis center providing services in the jurisdiction<\/span>, if any; the chief of each police department and the chief of each campus police department of any institution of higher education in the jurisdiction<\/span>, if any; a forensic nurse examiner or other health care provider who performs physical evidence<\/span> recovery kit examinations in the jurisdiction<\/span>, if any; a health professional knowledgeable in the treatment of trauma-informed, victim-centered services; a social worker knowledgeable in the needs of immigrant communities; the state Human Trafficking Response Coordinator or his designee; a representative from at least one national or local organization that supports victims of human trafficking; at least one survivor of human trafficking; the director of the victim\/witness<\/span> program in the jurisdiction<\/span>, if any; a division superintendent or his designee from at least one of the local school divisions; and a labor union representative knowledgeable about labor trafficking. In addition, the attorney for the Commonwealth may invite other individuals, or their designees, to participate in the annual meeting, including (i) local health department district directors; (ii) the administrator of each licensed hospital within the jurisdiction<\/span>; (iii) the director of each health safety net clinic within the jurisdiction<\/span>, including those clinics created by 42 C.F.R. § 491.1 and the free and charitable clinics; (iv) local administrators in charitable clinics or local hospitals, as well as other health care providers or local nonprofit organizations working with victims of trafficking; and (v) as determined by the attorney for the Commonwealth, any other local health care providers. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Attorneys for the Commonwealth are authorized to conduct the human trafficking response team annual meetings using other methods to encourage attendance, including electronic communication means as provided in § 2.2-3708.3<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOORDINATION OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESPONSE TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING (\u00a7 15.2-1627.6)\n\nA. The attorney for the Commonwealth in each political subdivision in the\nCommonwealth shall coordinate the establishment of a multidisciplinary response\nto human trafficking as set forth in Article 3 (§ 18.2-346 et seq.) of\nChapter 8 of Title 18.2 and hold a meeting, at least annually, to (i) discuss\nimplementation of protocols and policies for human trafficking response teams\nconsistent with those established by the Department of Criminal Justice Services\npursuant to subdivision 37 d of § 9.1-102; (ii) establish and review\nguidelines for the community’s response to the various forms of human\ntrafficking, including sex trafficking and labor trafficking; and (iii) review\nprotocols for the trauma-informed, victim-centered collection, preservation, and\nsecure storage of evidence from physical evidence recovery kit examinations\nconsistent with § 19.2-165.1.\n\nB. The following persons or their designees shall be invited to participate in\nthe annual meeting: the attorney for the Commonwealth; a representative of the\nVirginia Indigent Defense Commission in jurisdictions served by a public\ndefender office; the sheriff; the director of the local sexual assault crisis\ncenter providing services in the jurisdiction, if any; the chief of each police\ndepartment and the chief of each campus police department of any institution of\nhigher education in the jurisdiction, if any; a forensic nurse examiner or other\nhealth care provider who performs physical evidence recovery kit examinations in\nthe jurisdiction, if any; a health professional knowledgeable in the treatment\nof trauma-informed, victim-centered services; a social worker knowledgeable in\nthe needs of immigrant communities; the state Human Trafficking Response\nCoordinator or his designee; a representative from at least one national or\nlocal organization that supports victims of human trafficking; at least one\nsurvivor of human trafficking; the director of the victim\/witness program in the\njurisdiction, if any; a division superintendent or his designee from at least\none of the local school divisions; and a labor union representative\nknowledgeable about labor trafficking. In addition, the attorney for the\nCommonwealth may invite other individuals, or their designees, to participate in\nthe annual meeting, including (i) local health department district directors;\n(ii) the administrator of each licensed hospital within the jurisdiction; (iii)\nthe director of each health safety net clinic within the jurisdiction, including\nthose clinics created by 42 C.F.R. § 491.1 and the free and charitable\nclinics; (iv) local administrators in charitable clinics or local hospitals, as\nwell as other health care providers or local nonprofit organizations working\nwith victims of trafficking; and (v) as determined by the attorney for the\nCommonwealth, any other local health care providers.\n\nC. Attorneys for the Commonwealth are authorized to conduct the human\ntrafficking response team annual meetings using other methods to encourage\nattendance, including electronic communication means as provided in §\n2.2-3708.3.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, c. 366; 2025, c. 375.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}