Sec. 51-286h. Reports re human trafficking.

(a) Not later than October 1, 2017, and annually thereafter, the Office of the Chief State's Attorney and each municipal chief of police shall report to the Trafficking in Persons Council, established pursuant to section 46a-170, on: (1) All participation in federal, state-wide or regional anti-human trafficking efforts, (2) the number of referrals received relating to allegations of human trafficking, (3) the criteria used when deciding whether to investigate allegations of human trafficking or initiate criminal proceedings related to human trafficking, (4) the coordination of efforts between the Office of the Chief State's Attorney and municipal police departments concerning human trafficking cases, (5) the nature of annual training provided by each state's attorney and municipal police department concerning human trafficking, (6) any obstacles to investigating human trafficking, (7) the number of investigations involving missing children, (8) the number of referrals received from the Department of Children and Families relating to human trafficking, and (9) the number of human trafficking cases referred for prosecution.

(b) In addition, the Office of the Chief State's Attorney shall include with such report (1) the number of human trafficking cases that resulted in convictions, and (2) the final disposition of all human trafficking cases, including those cases that were appealed. Data and information provided pursuant to this section shall be for the twelve-month period preceding the date of the report.

(P.A. 16-71, S. 2; P.A. 17-129, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 16-71 effective June 1, 2016; P.A. 17-129 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “2016” with “2017”, replace “each state's attorney” with “the Office of the Chief State's Attorney”, delete reference to Sec. 11-4a, replace reference to judiciary and children committees with reference to Trafficking in Persons Council, and replace “referrals made” with “referrals received” in Subdiv. (2), and made technical and conforming changes.