SB455 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Dick Brewbaker

Republican

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

SB455 would require certain lounges and related businesses to post the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline poster and would impose fines for noncompliance.

What This Bill Does

Requires specific venues (hotels cited as nuisance, certain massage parlors, airports, train stations, bus stations, and some adult entertainment venues) to display a National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline poster at entrances or other conspicuous places. The poster must be accessible online via the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Public Service Commission, and Department of Industrial Relations websites, and business owners can print it or request mailing to post. Posters must be in English, Spanish, and other languages deemed appropriate, and agencies must notify businesses about compliance. The act takes effect January 1, 2012 and includes fines for violations (up to $500 for the first violation, up to $1,000 for the second, up to $2,000 for the third).

Who It Affects

• Establishments listed in the bill (hotels cited as nuisance, massage parlors with violations, nuisance establishments, airports, train stations, bus stations, and certain adult entertainment venues) by requiring them to display the hotline poster.
• Owners/managers of those establishments by making them responsible for posting the poster and potentially facing fines for violations.
• State agencies (Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Public Service Commission, Department of Industrial Relations) by requiring them to provide posters, post them online, and notify applicable businesses.

Key Provisions

• Section 1(a): Requires specified establishments to post a poster at entrances or other conspicuous locations.
• Section 1(b): Requires the poster to be available on the ABC Board, Public Service Commission, and Department of Industrial Relations websites.
• Section 1(c): Owners may print the poster or request mailing of posters and must post them.
• Section 1(d): Posters must be in English, Spanish, and other languages as deemed appropriate.
• Section 1(e): Agencies must provide notice of mandatory compliance to applicable businesses.
• Section 1(f): Establishes penalties: up to $500 for the first violation, up to $1,000 for the second, up to $2,000 for the third.
• Section 2: States the bill is exempt from local-funds requirements under Amendment 621 because it defines a new crime or amends a crime.
• Section 3: Becomes effective January 1, 2012.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses