Rhode Island General Laws 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.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-14.1-2
- Hotel: shall mean any establishment defined in § 5-14-3. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-14.1-1
- Human trafficking: means the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act as defined in Rhode Island General Laws 5-14.1-1
(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. 308, § 1, effective January 1, 2022; P.L. 2021, ch. 337, § 1, effective January 1, 2022.