On and after January 1, 2017, pursuant to the federal “Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act”, Pub.L. 113-183, the department and each county department, as defined in section 19-1-103, shall implement a uniform screening tool that includes questions that are intended to identify children who are victims of human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude, as described in section 18-3-504, or commercial sexual exploitation of a child, or who are at risk of being such victims.
Source: L. 2016: Entire section added, (HB 16-1224), ch. 101, p. 291, § 3, effective January 1, 2017. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-059), ch. 136, p. 731, § 75, effective October 1.