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that the other person be held in involuntary servitude or sexual servitude or willfully or in reckless disregard of the consequences of the action causes a minor to be held in involuntary servitude or sexual servitude. N.C. Gen. Stat. §§§ 14–43.11(a), 14–43.12, 14–43.13 Report shall include the name and address of the juvenile; the name and address of the juvenile’s parent, guardian, or caretaker; the age of the juvenile; the names and ages of other juveniles in the home; the present whereabouts of the juvenile if not at the home address; the nature and extent of any injury or condition resulting from abuse, neglect, or dependency; and any other information that the person making the report believes might be helpful in establishing the need for protective services or court intervention. If the report is made orally or by telephone, the person making the report shall give the person’s name, address, and telephone number. Reporter must have cause to suspect that any juvenile is abused, neglected, or dependent or has died as a result of maltreatment. Report may be oral (by telephone) or in writing. Upon receipt of any report of sexual abuse of the juvenile in a child care facility, the director shall notify the State Bureau of Investigation within 24 hours or on the next workday. JOURNAL OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING 123 Table 4. State Human Trafficking Reporting Laws—Mandated Reporters. State Who Reports California A teacher; an instructional aide; a teacher’s aide or teacher’s assistant employed by a public or private school; a classified employee of a public school; an administrative officer or supervisor of child welfare and attendance, or a certificated pupil personnel employee of a public or private school; an administrator of a public or private day camp; an administrator or employee of a public or private youth center, youth recreation program, or youth organization; an administrator or employee of a public or private organization whose duties require direct contact and supervision of children; an employee of a county office of education or the State Department of Education whose duties bring the employee into contact with children on a regular basis; a licensee, an administrator, or an employee of a licensed community care or child day care facility; a Head Start program teacher; a licensing worker or licensing evaluator employed by a licensing agency; a public assistance worker; an employee of a child care institution, including but not limited to foster parents, group home personnel, and personnel of residential care facilities; a social worker, probation officer, or parole officer; an employee of a school district police or security department; a person who is an administrator or presenter of, or a counselor in, a child abuse prevention program in a public or private school; a district attorney investigator, inspector, or local child support agency caseworker, unless the investigator, inspector, or caseworker is working with an attorney appointed to represent a minor; a peace officer; a firefighter, except for volunteer firefighters; a physician and surgeon, psychiatrist, psychologist, dentist, resident, intern, podiatrist, chiropractor, licensed nurse, dental hygienist, optometrist, marriage and family therapist, clinical social worker, professional clinical counselor, or any other person who is currently licensed under Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) of the Business and Professions Code; an emergency medical technician I or II, paramedic, or other person certified pursuant to Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797) of the Health and Safety Code; a psychological assistant; a marriage and family therapist trainee; an unlicensed marriage and family therapist intern; a state or county public health employee who treats a minor for venereal disease or any other condition; a coroner; a medical examiner or other person who performs autopsies; a commercial film and photographic print or image processor; a child visitation monitor; an animal control officer or humane society officer; a clergy member; any custodian of records of a clergy member; an employee of any police department, county sheriff’s department, county probation department, or county welfare department; an employee or volunteer of a court-appointed special advocate program; a custodial officer; a person providing services to a minor child; an alcohol and drug counselor; a clinical counselor trainee; a clinical counselor intern; an employee or administrator of a public or private postsecondary educational institution, whose duties bring the administrator or employee into contact with children on a regular basis, or who supervises those whose duties bring the administrator or employee into contact with children on a regular basis, as to child abuse or neglect occurring on that institution’s premises or at an official activity of, or program conducted by, the institution; an athletic coach, athletic administrator, or athletic director employed by any public or private school that provides any combination of instruction for kindergarten, or Grades 1 to 12, inclusive; a commercial computer technician; any athletic coach, including but not limited to an assistant coach or a graduate assistant involved in coaching, at public or private postsecondary educational institutions. Colorado Physician or surgeon, including a physician in training; child health associate; medical examiner or coroner; dentist; osteopath; optometrist; chiropractor; podiatrist; registered nurse or licensed practical nurse; hospital personnel engaged in the admission, care, or treatment of patients; Christian Science practitioner; public or private school official or employee; social worker or worker in any similar facility; mental health professional; dental hygienist; psychologist; physical therapist; veterinarian; peace officer; pharmacist; commercial film and photographic print processor; firefighter; victim’s advocate; licensed professional counselors; licensed marriage and family therapists; registered psychotherapists; clergy member. Florida Any person who knows or has reasonable cause to suspect abuse; physician, osteopathic physician, medical examiner, chiropractic physician, nurse, or hospital personnel engaged in the admission, examination, care, or treatment of persons; other health or mental health professional; practitioner who relies solely on spiritual means for healing; school teacher or other school official or personnel; social worker, day care center worker, or other professional child care, foster care, residential, or institutional worker; law-enforcement officer; or Judge. Illinois Any physician, resident, intern, hospital, hospital administrator and personnel engaged in examination, care and treatment of persons, surgeon, dentist, dentist hygienist, osteopath, chiropractor, podiatric physician, physician assistant, substance-abuse treatment personnel, funeral home director or employee, coroner, medical examiner, emergency medical technician, acupuncturist, crisis line or hotline personnel, school personnel (including administrators and certified and non-certified school employees), higher education personnel, educational advocate, member of a school board or the Chicago Board of Education or the governing body of a private school, truant officers, social worker, social services administrator, domestic violence program personnel, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, genetic counselor, respiratory care practitioner, advanced practice nurse, home health aide, director or staff assistant of a nursery school or a child day care center, recreational or athletic program or facility personnel, early intervention provider, law-enforcement officer, licensed professional counselor, licensed clinical professional counselor, registered psychologist and assistants working under the direct supervision of a psychologist, psychiatrist, or field personnel of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Juvenile Justice, Public Health, Human Services, Corrections, Human Rights, or Children and Family Services, supervisor and administrator of general assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code, probation officer, animal control officer or Illinois Department of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Health and Welfare field investigator, or any other foster parent, homemaker, or child care worker. (Continued ) 124 H. G. ATKINSON ET AL. A closer look at two legislative schemes helps illuminate the different approaches to reporting. Colorado’s reporting requirements are found in the Abuse and Neglect section of the Children’s Code, which defines “child