2019 Tennessee Code
Title 39 - Criminal Offenses
Chapter 13 - Offenses Against Person
Part 3 - Kidnapping and False Imprisonment
§ 39-13-313. Tennessee Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Act.
(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Act.”
(b) There is created the Tennessee human trafficking resource center hotline to be established and maintained by the Tennessee bureau of investigation in a manner consistent with this section.
(c) Any governmental entity or private business or establishment that provides or offers a place of assembly or entertainment, transportation, lodging, dining, educational, medical or leisure activities or services, or any business or establishment that is licensed by the state or any political subdivision thereof, or that is engaged in commerce in this state is strongly encouraged to post a sign indicating certain information regarding the Tennessee human trafficking resource center hotline in a location within the governmental entity or establishment where it is visible to employees and the general public. The sign shall be no smaller than eight and one-half inches by eleven inches (8 ½″ x 11″). Unless stated otherwise in this section, it may be posted near the entrance of the establishment or prominently where notices are usually posted. The sign shall state the following:
- Tennessee Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline at 1-855-588-6484. 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 Tennessee Human Trafficking Hotline to access help and services. Victims of human trafficking are protected under United States and Tennessee law. The hotline is: Anonymous and confidential Available 24/7 Toll free Available to Non-English speaking callers through assistance of Interpreters
(d) All calls made to the human trafficking resource center hotline, the content of any conversation thereon and the telephone number from which the call was made is confidential, is not an open record and not available for public inspection except by order of a court of competent jurisdiction when necessary in a pending criminal investigation.
(e)
(1) Any entity or establishment posting a sign pursuant to this section may post the sign in English, Spanish and any other language mandated by the Voting Rights Act of 1965, P.L. 89-110 (42 U.S.C. § 1973 et seq.), in the county where the sign will be posted.
(2) The title of the sign, the Tennessee human trafficking resource center hotline at 1-855-588-6484, shall be boldfaced, underlined and no smaller than twenty-eight (28) point font size.
(3) The department of labor and workforce development shall provide the sign authorized by this section on its internet website for entities or establishments to print as needed.
(4) The department of labor and workforce development shall periodically send an electronic notification to any business or establishment that is licensed by the state or any political subdivision thereof that encourages posting pursuant to this section.
