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An Act to Amend Title 11, Title 16, and Title 29 of the Delaware Code Relating to Human Trafficking of Children.

It became law on Aug 12, 2025.

DE HB 42 · House Bill · 153

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Latest action
Aug 12, 2025

What it does

This Act does all of the following regarding suspected human trafficking of children:\r 1. Ensures the sharing of information between the Child Protection Accountability Commission (CPAC) and the Delaware Anti-Trafficking Action Council.\r 2. Expressly requires a multidisciplinary response to these cases, similar to child deaths and serious physical injury.\r 3. Even though human trafficking of children is child abuse, specifically delineates it throughout the child abuse multidisciplinary investigative response.\r 4. Codifies a review panel and oversight committee within CPAC for these cases, with the same authority, subpoena power, and immunities provided to the system that reviews child…

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    Aug 12, 2025

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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11, TITLE 16, AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN. | 52