HB166 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jack Williams

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Harry ShiverEd HenryKurt WallaceKen JohnsonPaul Beckman

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline, posting in lounges and on Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Public Service Commission, and Industrial Relations Department Internet website, required, penalties

Summary

HB166 would require certain Alabama lounges and venues to post the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline poster and imposes escalating misdemeanor penalties for noncompliance.

What This Bill Does

It requires owners of specific establishments to display a visible poster at the entrance with the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline information. The poster includes the hotline number 1-888-373-7888 and notes that help is available 24/7, anonymously, and in 170 languages. The poster must be obtainable online from the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Public Service Commission, and Department of Industrial Relations, and owners can print it or have it mailed. Violations would carry escalating misdemeanor penalties: Class C for the first offense, Class B for the second, and Class A for the third. The act is set to take effect on January 1, 2012.

Who It Affects

• Establishment owners/operators of venues with liquor licenses (and certain hotels cited as nuisances, massage parlors, airports, train/bus stations, and striptease or topless-entertainment venues) must post the hotline poster.
• Customers, visitors, and potential trafficking victims at those venues will see the hotline information and have a clear way to seek help.
• State agencies (Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Alabama Public Service Commission, Alabama Department of Industrial Relations) must provide the posters online and issue notices of compliance to applicable businesses, and ensure multilingual poster availability.

Key Provisions

• Establishments listed (those with liquor licenses, certain hotels, massage parlors, airports, transit stations, and certain adult entertainment venues) must post a poster at the entrance no smaller than 8.5 by 11 inches.
• Poster content includes the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline number and statements about victim rights, 24/7 availability, confidentiality, and availability in 170 languages, offering help and referrals.
• The poster must be accessible online via the ABC Board, Public Service Commission, and Department of Industrial Relations websites; owners may print or request mailing of posters and must display them.
• Agencies must provide the posters in English, Spanish, and other languages as appropriate and notify businesses of mandatory compliance; penalties apply for violations (Class C for first, Class B for second, Class A for third).
• Effective date: January 1, 2012.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses