§ 12-19-102 — Posting information about the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline

(a) The following establishments shall post in a conspicuous place near the entrance of the establishment, or where posters and notices of this type customarily are posted, a poster described in subsection (b) of this section measuring at least eight and one-half inches by eleven inches (81/2" x 11") in size: (1) A hotel, motel, or other establishment that has been cited as a public nuisance for prostitution under § 20-27-401 ; (2) A strip club or other sexually oriented business; (3) A private club that has a liquor permit for on-premises consumption and does not hold itself out to be a food service establishment; (4) An airport; (5) A train station that serves passengers; (6) A bus station; (7) A privately owned and operated facility that provides food, fuel, shower or other sanitary facilities, and overnight parking; and (8) An abortion facility. (b) (1) The poster shall read: "If you or someone you know is being forced to engage in any activity and cannot leave - whether it is commercial sex, housework, farm work, or any other activity - call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373 -7888 to access help and services. Victims of human trafficking are protected under United States and Arkansas state law. The Hotline is: * Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week * Toll-free * Operated by a non-profit, non-governmental organization * Anonymous and confidential * Accessible in 170 languages * Able to provide help, referral to services, training, and general information". (2) The poster shall be printed in English, Spanish, and any other language mandated by the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973 , as it existed on January 1, 2013, in the county where the poster will be posted. (c) The poster shall be available on the websites of all of the following: (1) The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board where documents associated with obtaining a liquor license or alcoholic beverage license are customarily located; (2) The Department of Labor and Licensing; and (3) The Arkansas Department of Transportation. (d) (1) To obtain a copy of the poster required to be posted under this section, the owners or operators of an establishment required to post the notice under this section shall: (A) Print the poster from any of the internet websites in subsection (c) of this section; or (B) Request that the poster be mailed for the cost of printing and first-class postage. (2) The owner or operator shall post the sign in compliance with subsection (a) of this section. (e) (1) If the regulatory agency that licenses or permits an establishment under this section finds that the establishment has failed to post the information required under this section, the owner or operator shall receive: (A) For a first violation, a warning; and (B) For a second or subsequent violation, a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). (2) The violation of or noncompliance with this section, and each day's continuance thereof, shall constitute a separate and distinct violation. (f) The civil fines in subsection (e) of this section do not apply to establishments that are owned or operated by the State of Arkansas.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2021, No. 740,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5404, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 20, eff. 8/1/2017. Added by Act 2013, No. 1157,§ 5, eff. 8/16/2013.