Trafficking Survivors Relief Act

This law creates a way for people who were victims of human trafficking to have their criminal records cleared if the crimes they committed were directly related to being a trafficking victim. It sets up rules for how victims can ask a court to remove their convictions or arrest records, and it requires government offices to track how many people use this process and to report that information. The law also says that certain government lawyers must receive training on recognizing signs of human trafficking, and it allows some grant money to be used to help trafficking survivors get legal help. Finally, it lets people accused of crimes argue in court that they only committed the offense because they were being forced to as a victim of human trafficking.

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