Hodges (HB 126) Act No. 430
Prior law required the following establishments to post information regarding the National
Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline in specific areas on the premises:
(1)Every massage parlor, spa, or hotel that has been found to be a public nuisance for
prostitution.
(2)Every strip club or sexually oriented business as provided for in existing law.
(3)Every highway truck stop or highway rest stop.
New law retains prior law except it changes the requirement for a highway truck stop
establishment in prior law to a full service fuel facility adjacent to an interstate highway.
Prior law required that the information regarding the National Human Trafficking Resource
Center hotline must be posted prominently both inside and outside the premises of the
establishments.
New law deletes this prior law requirement.
Prior law contained certain requirements relative to the print and language printed on the
posting.
New law removes certain language from the postings required by prior law and adds that
such posting shall comply with any other requirements that are established by regulations
promulgated by the commissioner of the office of alcohol and tobacco control in accordance
with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Prior law required each posting to be printed in English, Louisiana French, Spanish, and any
other languages required by the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections.
New law changes the entity in prior law imposing the language requirements from the Dept.
of Public Safety and Corrections to the commissioner of the ATC.
Existing law requires the Dept. of Revenue and the Dept. of Transportation and Development
to provide each establishment within their regulatory control or authority with the notice
information and to post samples of the notice on their websites for download.
New law retains existing law and adds the requirements relative to the Dept. of Revenue to
the office of alcohol and tobacco control.
Existing law requires a civil penalty of $500 to be assessed for each violation to be enforced
by the departments provided for in existing law.
New law authorizes a civil penalty to be assessed in accordance with existing law, which
provides for certain penalties that may be imposed in lieu of or in addition to revocation or
suspension of a permit to be enforced by the departments or any law enforcement agency
with jurisdiction.
Existing law authorizes the commissioner of the ATC to assess certain fines in lieu of or in
addition to revocation or suspension of a permit.
New law retains existing law and adds authorization for the commissioner to assess a fine
against a retail dealer.
Effective August 1, 2013.
(Amends R.S. 15:541.1(A)(3), (B), (C)(1), and (D) and R.S. 26:96(A))