MA S1197

Creates a Human Trafficking Prevention Business Partnership, chaired by the governor, to engage corporations in voluntary anti-trafficking efforts including zero-tolerance policies and public awareness campaigns

Mandates human trafficking identification training for law enforcement, prosecutors, public defenders, judges, court personnel, K-12 educators, and hospital mandated reporters

Requires public awareness signs with the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline at transportation stations, rest areas, adult entertainment facilities, massage establishments, nail salons, hospitals, and job recruitment centers, with fines of $500-$1,000 for employer violations

Establishes standardized human trafficking crime data collection and annual reporting by district attorneys, the attorney general, and all police departments to a central crime reporting unit

Requires licensed innholders to provide human trafficking awareness training to all employees at time of hire, with fines of at least $1,000 per day for non-compliance

Extends statute of limitations for trafficking-related civil actions from 3 years to 10 years, and allows trafficking victims' criminal records to be sealed upon dismissal, acquittal, or nolle prosequi