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Maryland LEGISLATION
§19-103—Bus Stations and truck stops required to post National human trafficking resource center hotline information signs
Posting Requirements
The owner of a privately owned bus station, truck stop, or adult entertainment establishment shall post the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline information sign described in §15-207 of this article in each restroom of the bus station, truck stop, or adult entertainment establishment.
A sign required under this section shall be poster: on the inside of each stall door in the restroom or on the back of the door at the entrance to the restroom.
Enforcement of section
An agency that enforces this section and determines that a violation of this section has occurred shall notify the business owner of the bus station, truck stop, or adult entertainment establishment, or the business owner’s agent, of the violation.
If the business owner of the bus station, truck stop, or adult entertainment establishment does not post signs as required under this section within 24 hours after receiving the notice required, the business owner is subject to a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000.
For each restroom in which a business owner fails to post a sign in accordance with this section, the business owner is subject to a separate civil penalty.
Effective: 2017