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ACT No. 430
Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE BILL NO. 126
BY REPRESENTATIVE HODGES
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 15:541.1(A)(3), (B), (C)(1), and (D) and R.S. 26:96(A), relative2
to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline; to provide for the3
posting of certain information regarding the National Human Trafficking Resource4
Center hotline; to provide for certain offices and departments to notify affected5
establishments of the requirements; to provide for the assessment of a fine; and to6
provide for related matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. R.S. 15:541.1(A)(3), (B), (C)(1), and (D) are hereby amended and9
reenacted to read as follows: 10
§541.1. Posting of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline;11
content; languages; notice; civil penalty12
A. All of the following establishments shall be required to post information13
regarding the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline:14
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(3) Every highway truck stop full service fuel facility adjacent to an16
interstate highway or highway rest stop.17
B.(1) Such information shall be posted prominently both inside and outside18
the premises described in Subsection A of this Section.19
(2)(a) Such posting shall be no smaller than eight and one-half inches by20
eleven inches and shall contain the following wording in bold typed print of not less21
than fourteen-point font:22
"If you or someone you know is being forced to engage in any activity and23
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activity, call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline at 1-888-373-1
7888 to access help and services."2
(b) Such posting shall also comply with any other requirements established3
by regulations promulgated by the commissioner of the office of alcohol and tobacco4
control in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.5
The victims of human trafficking are protected under U.S. law and the laws6
of Louisiana.7
The hotline consists of the following services:8
(a) Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.9
(b) Toll-free.10
(c) Operated by a non-profit, non-governmental organization.11
(d) Anonymous and confidential.12
(e) Accessible in 170 languages.13
(f) Able to provide help, referral to services, training, and general14
information".15
(3)(2) The language in the posting shall be printed in English, Louisiana16
French, Spanish, and any other languages that the Department of Public Safety and17
Corrections commissioner of alcohol and tobacco control shall require.18
C. The following departments of the state shall provide each establishment19
described in Subsection A of this Section over which that department exercises any20
regulatory control or authority with the notice required by this Section. The21
departments shall post on their websites a sample of the posting described in22
Subsection B of this Section which shall be accessible for download. The23
departments are as follows:24
(1) Department of Revenue and the office of alcohol and tobacco control.25
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D. A civil penalty of five hundred dollars shall in accordance with R.S.27
26:96(A) may be assessed for each violation of this Section. The departments listed28
in Subsection C of this Section or any law enforcement agency with jurisdiction are29
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Section 2. R.S. 26:96(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:1
§96. Revocation and suspensions not exclusive penalty 2
A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary,3
the commissioner may, in lieu of or in addition to revocation or suspension of a4
permit issued under the authority of this Chapter, impose the following schedule of5
fines to be paid into the state treasury for: 6
(1)(a) A first offense, not less than fifty dollars but not more than five7
hundred dollars.8
(2)(b) A second offense, which that occurs within three years of the first9
offense, not less than two hundred fifty dollars but not more than one thousand10
dollars; and.11
(3)(c) A third offense, which that occurs within three years of the first12
offense, not less than five hundred dollars but not more than two thousand five13
hundred dollars.14
(2) A retail dealer who is required pursuant to R.S. 15:541.1 to post15
information regarding the National Human Trafficking Center hotline and fails to16
post such information may be assessed a fine in accordance with the provisions of17
this Section.18
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: