{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-14.1-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-14.1-3","heading":"Training — Policies and procedures. [Effective January 1, 2026.]","body":"(a) Every employee of a hotel and every operator of a short-term rental property in this state shall be required to receive human trafficking awareness training within one hundred eighty (180) days of employment or the first listing of a short-term rental property on a hosting platform, and after the first year of employment or listing, annual human trafficking awareness training not later than December 31.\n(b) Every operator of a hotel or short-term rental property in this state shall implement procedures and adopt policies for the reporting of suspected human trafficking to the National Human Trafficking Hotline or to a local law enforcement agency.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 14.1 The Human Trafficking Prevention Notice Act [Heading Effective Until January 1, 2026]The Human Trafficking Prevention Notice and Training Act [Heading Effective January 1, 2026]"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-14.1/5-14.1-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:18:14Z","sha256":"fbf33d9339815ee965ceb1dd8c16e2b7f91b35387b73a733b83ad5433bfc8f16","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-14.1-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-14.1-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}