Ky. Rev. Stat. § 281.767

Current through Acts Received April 24, 2024
Section 281.767 - [Effective 7/15/2024] Human trafficking hotline telephone number to be prominently displayed in each truck stop's and bus station's restrooms
(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) inchesin 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 ($50.00) 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 281.767

Amended by 2024 Ky. Acts ch. TBD,§ 9, eff. 7/15/2024.
Effective: July 15, 2020
Created 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 75, sec. 5, effective 7/15/2020.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.