False Imprisonment and Human Trafficking
Cal. PEN § 236.10
California Statutes
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a) Concurrent with or subsequent to the filing of the petition, the prosecuting agency may move the superior court for, and the superior court may issue, the following pendente lite orders to preserve the status quo of the property alleged in the petition:
(1) An injunction to restrain anyone from transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, or otherwise disposing of the property.
(2) Appointment of a receiver to take possession of, care for, manage, and operate the assets and properties so that the property may be maintained and preserved. The court may order that a receiver appointed pursuant to this
section be compensated for all reasonable expenditures made or incurred by the receiver in connection with the possession, care, management, and operation of property or assets that are subject to the provisions of this section. (
b) No preliminary injunction may be granted or receiver appointed without notice to the interested parties and a hearing to determine that an order is necessary to preserve the property, pending the outcome of the criminal proceedings, and that there is probable cause to believe that the property alleged in the forfeiture proceedings are proceeds, instruments, or property interests forfeitable under the provisions of
Section 236.7. However, a temporary restraining order may issue pending that hearing pursuant to the provisions of
Section of the Code of Civil Procedure. (
c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court in granting these motions may order a surety bond or undertaking to preserve the property interests of the interested parties. (
d) The court shall, in making its orders, seek to protect the interests of those who may be involved in the same enterprise as the defendant, but who were not involved in human trafficking that involves a commercial sex act, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (
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