Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 114.0053 · Subchapter B. MEASURES TO PREVENT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
SIGN REQUIRED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The operator of a commercial lodging establishment shall display at the commercial lodging establishment a sign, in the form prescribed by the attorney general, that:
(1) includes a statement that employees of the commercial lodging establishment are required to receive annual human trafficking training and may not be disciplined, retaliated against, or otherwise discriminated against for making a good faith report of a suspected act of human trafficking;
(2) includes information on how to recognize and report human trafficking, including a list of indicators of human trafficking;
(3) includes a phone number designated by the attorney general for reporting a suspected act of human trafficking or a violation of this chapter;
(4) includes the contact information for reporting suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety;
(5) is at least 11 inches by 17 inches in size and written in at least a 16-point font;
(6) is posted separately in English, Spanish, and any other primary language spoken by 10 percent or more of the establishment's employees; and
(7) is posted in a location that is easily visible to all employees.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 47 (H.B. 390), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2022.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.114.htm
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