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SB 725 Human trafficking; posting hotline information, civil penalty.

Introduced by: Siobhan S. Dunnavant | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Posting human trafficking hotline information. Requires local departments of health, the Department of Transportation, each rest area in the Commonwealth, and certain health care facilities to post notice of the existence of a human trafficking hotline to alert possible witnesses or victims of human trafficking to the availability of a means to report crimes or gain assistance.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Posting human trafficking hotline information. Requires local departments of health, the Department of Transportation, at each rest area in the Commonwealth, and certain health care facilities to post notice of the existence of a human trafficking hotline to alert possible witnesses or victims of human trafficking to the availability of a means to report crimes or gain assistance.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Posting human trafficking hotline information; civil penalty. Requires local departments of health, the Department of Transportation, at each rest area in the Commonwealth, and each library board or governing body, at each public library, to post notice of the existence of a human trafficking hotline to alert possible witnesses or victims of human trafficking to the availability of a means to report crimes or gain assistance. The bill also provides that any employer who operates a facility in which basic health care services are provided and fails to post notice of the existence of a human trafficking hotline to alert possible witnesses or victims of human trafficking to the availability of a means to report crimes or gain assistance is subject to a civil penalty of $100 per facility in which the notice is not posted.