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KRS 219.085: Human trafficking hotline telephone number to be prominently displayed

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  1. 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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