Ky. Rev. Stat. § 219.085

Current through 2024 Ky. Acts ch.225
Section 219.085 - Human trafficking hotline telephone number to be prominently displayed in specified locations in each hotel - Penalties
(1) As used in this section, "hotel" means every establishment kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public to be a place where sleeping accommodations are offered to guests, and includes motels.
(2) Every hotel shall post:
(a) In its lobby, stairwells, elevators, or on or beside exit doors, 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; and
(b) In all of its publicly accessible restrooms, either:
1. 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
2. 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 hotel 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.

KRS 219.085

Added by 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 61,§ 5, eff. 7/15/2024.