KRS 219.085: Human trafficking hotline telephone number to be prominently displayed
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- KRS Chapter 219
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 pu blic 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. Mon eys
collected under this subsection shall be paid to the human trafficking victims fund.
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