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AB 938 would expand vacatur and affirmative‑defense options for survivors of human trafficking, IPV and sexual violence
Summary
AB 938 would expand vacatur relief and affirmative‑defense options for survivors of trafficking, sexual and intimate‑partner violence, allowing courts to vacate convictions tied to victimization and remove collateral barriers.
Assemblymember Bonta presented AB 938, the “Survivors Act of 2025,” as a measure to expand legal remedies for people criminalized while they were being trafficked, coerced, or subject to intimate‑partner violence. The bill would broaden access to vacatur relief and allow survivors to present victimization as an affirmative defense in a wider set of cases (with murder convictions excluded by committee amendment except in cases where no conviction occurred and vacatur is in the interest of justice).
Sponsor and expert testimony emphasized that survivors are frequently…
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