Being forced to engage in any activity where you cannot leave is illegal. This includes: commercial sex, housework, farm work, construction, factory, retail, restaurant work, or any other activity
Editor’s Note: A couple of days ago, we had to go to an Urgent Clinic when my husband’s car was rear-ended. It was near the end of the Christmas/New Year’s break time. I was in the waiting room of the John Muir/UCSF Health Berkeley Outpatient Center when I noticed the following notice posted prominently on the wall of the Center:
AB-2034 Human trafficking: notice. (2017-2018) … Amended
Being forced to engage in any activity where you cannot
leave is illegal. This includes: commercial sex, housework, farm work, construction, factory, retail, restaurant work, or any other activity.
If you or someone you know is being forced to engage in any
activity and cannot leave, please call the National Human
Trafficking Resource Center at 1-888-373-7888 or the
California Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST)
at 1-888-539-2373 to access help and services. Victims of
slavery and human trafficking are protected under United
States and California Law.
The hotlines are:
– Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
– Toll-free
– Operated by nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations
– Anonymous and confidential
– Accessible in more than 160 languages
– Able to provide help, referral to services, training. And
general information
SECTION 1.
Section 52.6 of the Civil Code is amended to read:
(a) Each of the following businesses and other establishments shall, upon the availability of the model notice described in subdivision (d), post a notice that complies with the requirements of this section in a conspicuous place near the public entrance of the establishment or in another conspicuous location in clear view of the public and employees where similar notices are customarily posted:
(1) On-sale general public premises licensees under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act (Division 9 (commencing with Section 23000) of the Business and Professions Code).
(2) Adult or sexually oriented businesses, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 318.5 of the Penal Code.
(3) Primary airports, as defined in Section 47102(16) of Title 49 of the United States Code.
(4) Intercity passenger rail or light rail stations.
(5) Bus stations.
(6) Truck stops. For purposes of this section, “truck stop” means a privately owned and operated facility that provides food, fuel, shower or other sanitary facilities, and lawful overnight truck parking.
(7) Emergency rooms within general acute care hospitals.
(8) Urgent care centers.
(9) Farm labor contractors, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1682 of the Labor Code.
(10) Privately operated job recruitment centers.
(11) Roadside rest areas.
(12) Businesses or establishments that offer massage or bodywork services for compensation and are not described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 4612 of the Business and Professions Code.
(13) Hotels, motels, and bed and breakfast inns, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 24045.12 of the Business and Professions Code, not including personal residences.
(b) The notice to be posted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be at least 81/2 inches by 11 inches in size, written in a 16-point font, and shall state the following:
“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, construction, factory, retail, or restaurant work, or any other activity — text 233-733 (Be Free) or call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or the California Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST) at 1-888-KEY-2-FRE(EDOM) or 1-888-539-2373 to access help and services.
Victims of slavery and human trafficking are protected under United States and California law.
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