Florida Statutes Title VII. Evidence § 90.5037. Human trafficking victim advocate-victim privilege

(a) “Anti-human trafficking organization” means a registered public or private agency that offers assistance to victims of the offense of human trafficking, as defined in s. 787.06(2).

(b) “Human trafficking victim” means a person who consults a human trafficking victim advocate or a trained volunteer for the purpose of securing advice, counseling, or services concerning a need arising from an experience of human trafficking exploitation.

(c) “Human trafficking victim advocate” means an employee of an anti-human trafficking organization whose primary purpose is to provide advice, counseling, or services to human trafficking victims and who complies with the training requirements under subsection (5).

(d) “Trained volunteer” means a person who volunteers with an anti-human trafficking organization and who complies with the training requirements under subsection (5).

(a) Those persons present to further the interest of the human trafficking victim in the consultation, examination, or interview.

(b) Those persons necessary for the transmission of the communication.

(c) Those persons to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the human trafficking victim advocate or trained volunteer is consulted.

(a) The human trafficking victim or the human trafficking victim's attorney on his or her behalf.

(b) The guardian or conservator of the human trafficking victim.

(c) The personal representative of a deceased human trafficking victim.

(d) The human trafficking victim advocate or trained volunteer, but only on behalf of the human trafficking victim. The authority of a human trafficking victim advocate or trained volunteer to claim the privilege is presumed in the absence of evidence to the contrary.

(a) Complete 24 hours of human trafficking training delivered by the Office of the Attorney General, the Bureau of Criminal Justice Programs and Victim Services, and the Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute.

(b) Within 3 years after completing the training required under paragraph (a), complete an 8-hour human trafficking update course.