THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY LEACH, FONTANA, STACK, TARTAGLIONE, WILLIAMS, WASHINGTON AND VANCE, JANUARY 28, 2011

REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, JANUARY 28, 2011  

AN ACT

Providing for the National Human Trafficking Resource Center

Hotline Act; and imposing duties on prothonotaries.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Short title.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the National

Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Act.

Section 2.  Required posting.

(a)  Sign.--An establishment shall post a sign indicating

certain information regarding the National Human Trafficking

Resource Center Hotline. The sign shall be no smaller than 8 1/2

inches by 11 inches. Unless stated otherwise in this section, it

shall be posted near the entrance of the establishment or

prominently where notices are usually posted. The sign shall

state the following:

National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline at

1-888-373-7888

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 activity - call

the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888

to access help and services.

Victims of human trafficking are protected under United

States and Pennsylvania law.

The hotline is:

Anonymous and confidential

Available 24/7

Toll free

Operated by a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization

Accessible in 170 languages

Able to provide help, referral to services, training

and general information.

(b)  Posting.--

(1)  Establishments shall post the sign on the inside

face of the main door leading directly into each unit.

(2)  Establishments shall post the sign required in

subsection (a) inside all restrooms either:

(i)  on the inside of each stall door; or

(ii)  on the back of the restroom door.

(c)  Language.--The sign shall be posted in English, Spanish

and any other language mandated by the Voting Rights Act of 1965

(Public Law 89-110, 42 U.S.C. § 1973 et seq.) in the county

where the sign will be posted.

(d)  Font.--The title of the sign, the National Human

Trafficking Resource Center Hotline at 1-888-373-7888, shall be

boldfaced, underlined and no smaller than 28-point font size.

(e)  Notice.--

(1)  The authority responsible for licensing the type of

establishment shall provide notice of this section and the

sign required by subsection (a) on its Internet website for

establishments to print as needed.

(2)  The Department of Labor and Industry shall provide

the sign required by subsection (a) on its Internet website

for establishments to print as needed.

(f)  Civil penalty.--In addition to any other remedy

available at law or in equity for a violation of this section,

the licensing authority for the establishment may assess a civil

penalty upon a person for a violation of this section. In

assessing a civil penalty, the licensing authority shall give

notice to the person and shall provide an opportunity for a

hearing. The civil penalty assessed shall not exceed $500. The

civil penalty shall be payable to the Department of Labor and

Industry and shall be collectible in a manner provided by law

for the collection of debt.

(g)  Hearing.--A hearing regarding a civil penalty imposed

under subsection (f) shall be conducted under 2 Pa.C.S.

(relating to administrative law and procedure). 

(h)  Lien.--If a person liable to pay a civil penalty imposed

under subsection (f) neglects or refuses to pay it after demand,

the amount of the civil penalty, together with interest and

other costs that may accrue, shall be a lien in favor of the

Commonwealth upon the real and personal property of the person

after the lien has been entered and docketed of record by the

prothonotary of the county where the property is situated. 

(i)  Duties of prothonotary.--Upon receipt of the certified

copy of the lien, it is the duty of the prothonotary to:

(1)  Enter and docket the lien in the records of his

office.

(2)  Index the lien as judgments are indexed without

requiring the payment of costs as a condition precedent to

entry.

(j)  Definition.--As used in this section, the term

"establishment" means the following places:

(1)  A massage parlor, spa or a similar enterprise,

regardless of whether it is required to obtain a license or

permit from the Commonwealth for its operation.

(2)  A restaurant, bar, tavern, hotel or club that has a

valid liquor or malt or brewed beverage license under Article

IV of the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the

Liquor Code.

(3)  An adult entertainment enterprise featuring nude or

partially nude dancing or providing live adult entertainment.

(4)  A hotel or motel found to be a drug-related nuisance

under 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 83 Subch. H (relating to drug nuisances)

or declared a common nuisance under section 1 of the act of

June 23, 1931 (P.L.1178, No.319), entitled "An act declaring

buildings and parts of buildings used for purposes of

fornication, lewdness, assignation, and prostitution to be

nuisances; providing a method of abating same; establishing a

method of procedure against those who use said buildings, or

parts thereof, for such purposes; and providing penalties for

violations of this act."

(5)  An airport, train station or bus station.

(6)  A welcome center or rest area operated by the

Department of Transportation.

Section 3.  Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.