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CA SB1193

Bill

Status

Passed

9/24/2012

Primary Sponsor

Darrell Steinberg

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Origin

Senate

2011-2012 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires specified businesses and establishments (bars, adult businesses, airports, transit stations, truck stops, hospitals, urgent care centers, farm labor contractors, job recruitment centers, rest areas, and massage businesses) to post a notice about human trafficking upon availability of a model notice developed by the Department of Justice.

  • Notice must be at least 8.5 by 11 inches, 16-point font, posted in a conspicuous location near the entrance or where similar notices are customarily posted, and include the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline (1-888-373-7888) and California CAST hotline (1-888-539-2373).

  • Requires notices to be printed in English, Spanish, and one additional language that is the most widely spoken language in the county and mandated by the federal Voting Rights Act.

  • Establishes civil penalties of $500 for first offense and $1,000 for each subsequent offense, enforceable by the Attorney General and local prosecutors after a 30-day correction period following notice of violation.

  • Directs the Department of Justice to develop and make available a model notice for download on its website by April 1, 2013.

Legislative Description

Human trafficking: public posting requirements.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 515, Statutes of 2012.

9/24/2012

Committee Referrals

Appropriations7/3/2012
Judiciary6/7/2012
Appropriations4/18/2012
Judiciary3/1/2012
Rules2/22/2012

Full Bill Text

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