Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 281.767 – Human trafficking hotline telephone number to be prominently displayed in each truck stop’s and bus station’s restrooms -- Penalties.

(1) As used in this section:
1. (a)
2. (b) "Truck stop" means a privately owned and operated facility that provides services, including but not limited to: 1. 2. 3. 4. "Bus station" means a fixed structure where a bus delivers and receives passengers that has a restroom. Food; Fuel; Showers or other sanitary facilities; and Lawful overnight parking for motor carriers; and
(2) Every truck stop and bus station shall post in all of its restrooms either:
1. (a) A printed sign in English and Spanish at least eight and one-half (8-1/2) by eleven (11) inches in size, with letters in at least sixteen (16) point font; or
2. (b) A printed transparent static window cling in English and Spanish at least three
(3) inches by three (3) inches in size, with letters in at least ten (10) point font; displaying the current telephone hotline number of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center or any federally funded successor entity.
(3) The sign or window cling shall be:
1. (a) Created using gender-neutral language supplied by the Office of the Attorney General, the National Human Trafficking Hotline, or the United States Department of Homeland Security's Blue Campaign; and
2. (b) Posted in a prominent place easily seen by patrons.
(4) A truck stop or bus station in violation of this section shall be subject to a warning on the first violation and a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) for each subsequent violation. Each day of noncompliance with this section shall constitute a separate violation. Moneys collected under this subsection shall be paid to the human trafficking victims fund.

Effective: July 15, 2024

History: Amended 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 61, sec. 9, effective July 15, 2024. -- Created 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 75, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2020.