483-CC - Confirmation as a victim of human trafficking.

§  483-cc.  Confirmation as a victim of human trafficking. (a) As soon  as practicable after a first encounter  with  a  person  who  reasonably  appears  to  a law enforcement agency or a district attorney's office to  be a human trafficking victim, that agency or office  shall  notify  the  office  of  temporary  and  disability  assistance  and  the division of  criminal justice services that such person may be eligible for  services  under this article.    (b)  Upon  receipt  of  such  a notification, the division of criminal  justice services, in consultation  with  the  office  of  temporary  and  disability  assistance  and the referring agency or office, shall make a  preliminary assessment of whether such victim or possible victim appears  to meet the criteria for certification as a victim of a severe  form  of  trafficking  in  persons  as  defined in section 7105 of title 22 of the  United States Code (Trafficking Victims Protection)  or  appears  to  be  otherwise  eligible  for  any  federal,  state  or  local  benefits  and  services. If it is determined that  the  victim  appears  to  meet  such  criteria, the office of temporary and disability assistance shall report  the  finding  to the victim, and to the referring law enforcement agency  or district attorney's office, and may assist that agency or  office  in  having  such victim receive services from a case management provider who  may be under contract  with  the  office  of  temporary  and  disability  assistance,  or  from  any  other  available  source.  If  the victim or  possible victim is under the age of eighteen, the  office  of  temporary  and  disability  assistance  also  shall  notify the local department of  social services in the county where the child was found.