| Chapter 337 |
| 2021 -- S 0408 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 07/12/2021 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- HOTELS -- HUMAN TRAFFICKING REPORTING AND PREVENTION ACT |
Introduced By: Senators Quezada, Lawson, Kallman, and Murray |
| Date Introduced: February 25, 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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