(6) A VICTIM OF KIDNAPPING WHO FILES AN AFFIDAVIT WITH
THE OFFICE OF VICTIM ADVOCATE DESCRIBING THE PERPETRATOR'S
CONDUCT TOWARD THE AFFIANT MEETING THE CRITERIA ENUMERATED IN
18 PA.C.S. § 2901 (RELATING TO KIDNAPPING) AND FURTHER
STATING THAT THE AFFIANT FEARS FUTURE VIOLENT ACTS BY THE
PERPETRATOR OF THE KIDNAPPING.
(7) A victim of human trafficking who files an affidavit
with the Office of Victim Advocate describing the
perpetrator's course of conduct or repeated actions toward
the affiant meeting the criteria enumerated in either 18
Pa.C.S. § 3011 (relating to trafficking in individuals) or
3012 (relating to involuntary servitude) and further stating
that the affiant fears future violent acts by the perpetrator
of the human trafficking.
Section 3. Section 6705(a) of Title 23 is amended to read:
§ 6705. Application and certification process.
(a) General rule.--A person must file an application with
the Office of Victim Advocate on a form prescribed by the Office
of Victim Advocate. A n application and any supporting
documentation may be filed electronically, by mail or in person.
The Office of Victim Advocate shall certify eligible applicants
as program participants in accordance with the procedures
outlined in subsection (b). Certification shall be valid for a
period of three years following the date of certification unless
the certification is withdrawn or canceled before the expiration
of that period.
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Section 4. The Office of Victim Advocate may promulgate
regulations to effectuate the following:
(1) The addition of the definitions of "victim of child
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