Cal. Civ. Code § 52.6
(a) Each of the following businesses and other establishments shall, upon the availability of the model notice described in subdivision (d), post a notice that complies with the requirements of this section in a conspicuous place near the public entrance of the establishment or in another conspicuous location in clear view of the public and employees where similar notices are customarily posted:
(b) The notice to be posted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be at least 81/2 inches by 11 inches in size, written in a 16-point font, and shall state 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, construction, factory, retail, or restaurant work, or any other activity—text 233-733 (Be Free) or call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or the California Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST) at 1-888-KEY-2-FRE(EDOM) or 1-888-539-2373 to access help and services. | ||
Victims of slavery and human trafficking are protected under United States and California law. | ||
The hotlines are: | ||
| · | Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. | |
| · | Toll-free. | |
| · | Operated by nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations. | |
| · | Anonymous and confidential. | |
| · | Accessible in more than 160 languages. | |
| · | Able to provide help, referral to services, training, and general information.” |
(d)
(f) The employee training pursuant to subdivision (e) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(g)
(h) A business or establishment that fails to comply with the requirements of this section is liable for a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for a first offense and two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each subsequent offense. A government entity identified in Section 17204 of the Business and Professions Code may bring an action to impose a civil penalty pursuant to this subdivision against a business or establishment if a local or state agency with authority to regulate that business or establishment has satisfied both of the following: