{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-114.0053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 114.0053","heading":"SIGN REQUIRED.","body":"The operator of a commercial lodging establishment shall display at the commercial lodging establishment a sign, in the form prescribed by the attorney general, that:\n(1) includes a statement that employees of the commercial lodging establishment are required to receive annual human trafficking training and may not be disciplined, retaliated against, or otherwise discriminated against for making a good faith report of a suspected act of human trafficking;\n(2) includes information on how to recognize and report human trafficking, including a list of indicators of human trafficking;\n(3) includes a phone number designated by the attorney general for reporting a suspected act of human trafficking or a violation of this chapter;\n(4) includes the contact information for reporting suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety;\n(5) is at least 11 inches by 17 inches in size and written in at least a 16-point font;\n(6) is posted separately in English, Spanish, and any other primary language spoken by 10 percent or more of the establishment's employees; and\n(7) is posted in a location that is easily visible to all employees.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 47 (H.B. 390), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2022.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 5. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND SERVICES","SUBTITLE C. BUSINESS OPERATIONS","CHAPTER 114. HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION IN COMMERCIAL LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS","SUBCHAPTER B. MEASURES TO PREVENT HUMAN TRAFFICKING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.114.htm#114.0053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"d89c299132cd4eaa9517bb09c9b4e4f6ec712f5d30d29c2b08e1a8659ef2243b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-114.0052","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-114.0054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}