Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 114.0053
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 114.0053, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 114.0053. SIGN REQUIRED.
Official statutory text
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.
(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.
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