Overview
- AB 379 took effect January 1, with San Diego police saying they will implement it immediately using additional officers and undercover operations.
- Soliciting commercial sex from anyone under 18 now carries a felony charge, closing a gap that had left offenses involving 16- and 17-year-olds as misdemeanors.
- Loitering in public with intent to buy sex is now a crime, giving officers authority to intervene in known solicitation corridors.
- The law establishes a Survivor Support Fund that uses offender fees and fines to provide grants to community groups serving trafficking victims.
- Civil penalties rise for hotels that conceal trafficking, increasing to $3,000 for a first offense and $10,000 for a second.