Chapter 308
2021 -- H 5270 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 07/09/2021

A N   A C T
RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- HOTELS--HUMAN TRAFFICKING REPORTING AND PREVENTION ACT

Introduced By: Representatives Diaz, McNamara, Slater, Perez, Giraldo, Felix, Biah, Tobon, S Lima, and Abney

Date Introduced: January 29, 2021

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
     SECTION 1. Title 5 of the General Laws entitled "BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS"
is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter:
CHAPTER 14.1
THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION NOTICE ACT
     5-14.1-1. Definitions.
     As used in this chapter:
     (1) “Hotel” shall mean any establishment defined in § 5-14-3.
     (2) “Human trafficking” means the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of
labor or commercial sex act as defined in 22 USC § 7102 and the commission of an offense created
by §§ 11-67.1-3 through 11-67.1-7.
     5-14.1-2. Posting requirements.
     (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.
     (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."
     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2022.
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