S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8154
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
August 30, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. SIMOTAS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring
certain establishments to display a poster with information regarding
the national human trafficking resource center hotline
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
483-ff to read as follows:
S 483-FF. NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING RESOURCE CENTER HOTLINE; POSTING
REQUIREMENT; PENALTY. (A) AN ESTABLISHMENT SHALL POST IN A CONSPICUOUS
PLACE NEAR THE ESTABLISHMENT'S PRIMARY PUBLIC ENTRANCE OR ANOTHER AREA
WHERE POSTERS AND NOTICES ARE CUSTOMARILY POSTED ON THE PREMISES OF THE
ESTABLISHMENT, A POSTER NO SMALLER THAN EIGHT AND ONE-HALF INCHES BY
ELEVEN INCHES IN SIZE THAT STATES THE FOLLOWING:
"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 SIMILAR ACTIVITY - CALL THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING
RESOURCE CENTER HOTLINE AT 1-888-373-7888 TO ACCESS HELP AND SERVICES.
VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING ARE PROTECTED UNDER UNITED STATES AND NEW
YORK STATE LAW.
THE HOTLINE IS:
(1) AVAILABLE TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK;
(2) TOLL FREE;
(3) OPERATED BY A NON-PROFIT, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION;
(4) ANONYMOUS AND CONFIDENTIAL;
(5) ACCESSIBLE IN ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY LANGUAGES; AND
(6) ABLE TO PROVIDE HELP, REFERRAL TO SERVICES, TRAINING, AND GENERAL
INFORMATION."
(B) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "ESTABLISHMENT" SHALL MEAN:
(1) A HIGHWAY REST STOP;
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(2) A BUS STATION;
(3) A TRUCK STOP;
(4) AN AIRPORT;
(5) ADULT OR SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES; AND
(6) EMERGENCY ROOMS AND EMERGENCY CARE CENTERS.
(C) A POSTER REQUIRED UNDER SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE
PRINTED IN ENGLISH AND SUCH OTHER LANGUAGES AS THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN
AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL DEEM APPROPRIATE.
(D) THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE
ON ITS PUBLIC WEBSITE AN ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE POSTER REQUIRED BY
SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION THAT MAY BE USED BY AN ESTABLISHMENT TO
PRINT SUCH POSTER. SUCH ELECTRONIC VERSION OF SUCH POSTER SHALL BE
AVAILABLE FOR PRINTING IN ENGLISH AND SUCH OTHER LANGUAGES AS SUCH
OFFICE SHALL DEEM APPROPRIATE.
(E) ANY ESTABLISHMENT OR ANY AGENCY, EMPLOYEE, OR REPRESENTATIVE THER-
EOF WHO WILFULLY AND KNOWINGLY FAILS, NEGLECTS, OR REFUSES TO PERFORM
ANY ACT REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF
NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH SEPARATE OFFENSE. EACH DAY
THE VIOLATION CONTINUES SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE OFFENSE.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.