Bill Text: NY A03192 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Promotes the education of the human trafficking information and referral hotline to assist persons in freeing themselves from severe acts or forms of sex trafficking.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to economic development [A03192 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A03192-Amended.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         3192--A
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 28, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ORTIZ, RIVERA, JAFFEE, COOK -- read once and
          referred  to  the  Committee  on  Economic  Development  --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  alcoholic  beverage control law, in relation to
          promoting the education  of  the  human  trafficking  information  and
          referral hotlines to assist individuals from becoming or freeing them-
          selves from any act of severe forms of sex trafficking
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Legislative findings. Presently, there is no law  requiring
     2  wine  and  beer  establishments  to  post  a  notification regarding the
     3  offense of human trafficking. About 80 percent  of  trafficking  victims
     4  are  often  forced  into  the sex-slave trade industry. In many of these
     5  cases, women and men are forced to be hosts or servers in establishments
     6  that serve alcohol in bars or entertainment clubs. Furthermore, outreach
     7  services are widely unknown to victims of trafficking.   The purpose  of
     8  this  act  is  to  promote  the education of the federal toll free human
     9  trafficking referral hotlines.
    10    § 2. The alcoholic beverage control law is amended  by  adding  a  new
    11  section 65-e to read as follows:
    12    §  65-e.  Posting  of  signs  relating  to human trafficking.   1. The
    13  authority shall prepare, print and distribute across the  state  to  any
    14  establishment  that permits any person to appear on licensed premises in
    15  such a manner or attire as to expose to view any portion  of  the  pubic
    16  area,  anus, vulva or genitals, or any simulation thereof, or permit any
    17  female to appear in such a manner or attire as to  expose  to  view  any
    18  portion  of  the  breast  below  the top of the areola, a sign or poster
    19  meeting the following specifications:
    20    (a)  Conspicuous  lettering  stating  "Notice  on  Human  Trafficking:
    21  Obtaining  forced labor or service is a crime under federal law.  If you
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05630-03-9

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     1  or someone you know is a victim of human trafficking, you are encouraged
     2  either to call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center toll  free
     3  number  at  1-888-373-7888 or to get immediate help call the Trafficking
     4  in  Persons  and  Worker  Exploitation  Task  Force  Complaint  Line  at
     5  1-888-428-7581 (voice and TTY). You may remain anonymous."
     6    (b) (i) The sign must be at least eight and one-half inches  high  and
     7  eleven  inches  wide.  The  English notice must cover approximately two-
     8  thirds of the sign, and Spanish and any other language that the authori-
     9  ty deems necessary to display on the notice should  cover  one-third  of
    10  the sign.
    11    (ii)  If  the  National  Human  Trafficking  Resource Center toll free
    12  number or the Trafficking in Persons and Worker Exploitation Task  Force
    13  Complaint  Line number changes, the authority is required to reissue the
    14  sign or poster with the change within thirty days to any person,  corpo-
    15  ration, partnership, other business establishment with a license to sell
    16  alcoholic  beverages  for consumption on the premises and any establish-
    17  ment that permits any person to appear on licensed premises  in  such  a
    18  manner  or  attire  as  to expose to view any portion of the pubic area,
    19  anus, vulva or genitals, or any simulation thereof, or permit any female
    20  to appear in such a manner or attire as to expose to view any portion of
    21  the breast below the top of the areola.
    22    (c) Any person, corporation, partnership, or other business establish-
    23  ment with a license to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption  on  the
    24  premises  and  any  establishment  that  permits any person to appear on
    25  licensed premises in such a manner or attire as to expose  to  view  any
    26  portion  of  the  pubic area, anus, vulva or genitals, or any simulation
    27  thereof, or permit any female to appear in such a manner or attire as to
    28  expose to view any portion of the breast below the top  of  the  areola,
    29  shall  display,  in an upright position and in a conspicuous place where
    30  it can be easily read by clientele and employees of  the  establishment,
    31  such sign or poster upon receiving it from the authority.
    32    2.  Any person, corporation, partnership, or other business establish-
    33  ment with a license to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption  on  the
    34  premises  and  any  establishment  that  permits any person to appear on
    35  licensed premises in such a manner or attire as to expose  to  view  any
    36  portion  of  the  pubic area, anus, vulva or genitals, or any simulation
    37  thereof, or permit any female to appear in such a manner or attire as to
    38  expose to view any portion of the breast below the top  of  the  areola,
    39  who  violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to a civil
    40  penalty, not to exceed one hundred dollars for each day of violation.
    41    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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