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KRS 281.767

Human trafficking hotline telephone number to be prominently displayed in each truck stop’s and bus station’s restrooms -- Penalties

Effective: July 15, 2024 History: Amended 2024 Ky

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Truck stop" means a privately owned and operated facility that provides services, including but not limited to:

1. Food;

2. Fuel;

3. Showers or other sanitary facilities; and 4. Lawful overnight parking for motor carriers; and (b) "Bus station" means a fixed structure where a bus delivers and receives passengers that has a restroom.

(2) Every truck stop and bus station shall post in all of its restrooms either:

(a) A printed sign in English and Spanish at least eight and one-half (8-1/2) by eleven (11) inches in size, with letters in at least sixteen (16) point font; or (b) A printed transparent static window cling in English and Spanish at least three (3) inches by three (3) inches in size, with letters in at least ten (10) point font; displaying the current telephone hotline number of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center or any federally funded successor entity.

(3) The sign or window cling shall be:

(a) Created using gender-neutral language supplied by the Office of the Attorney General, the National Human Trafficking Hotline, or the United States Department of Homeland Security's Blue Campaign; and (b) Posted in a prominent place easily seen by patrons.

(4) A truck stop or bus station in violation of this section shall be subject to a warning on the first violation and a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) for each subsequent violation. Each day of noncompliance with this section shall constitute a separate violation. Moneys collected under this subsection shall be paid to the human trafficking victims fund.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.