(a)  Every operator of a hotel shall post in a location conspicuous to employees human trafficking awareness signage, printed in an easily legible font in English and any other language spoken by at least ten percent (10%) of the employees.

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(b)  The notice shall provide information regarding the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline and substantially state as follows: “If you or someone you know is being forced to engage in any work or commercial sexual activity and cannot leave, call the toll-free National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 to access help and services. The toll-free hotline is:

(1)  Available twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week;

(2)  Operated by a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization;

(3)  Anonymous and confidential;

(4)  Accessible in one hundred seventy (170) languages; and

(5)  Able to provide help, referral to services, training, and general information.”

History of Section.
P.L. 2021, ch. 337, § 1, effective January 1, 2022; P.L. 2021, ch. 308, § 1, effective January 1, 2022.