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Civil penalties under this subsection shall be assessed by the Department and paid to the Literary Fund. The notice required by this subsection shall be posted in the same location where other employee notices required by state or federal law are posted. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to businesses described in this subsection providing entertainment in theaters, concert halls, art centers, museums, or similar establishments that are devoted primarily to the arts or theatrical performances, when the performances that are presented are expressing matters of serious literary, artistic, scientific, or political value.B\n\nAny employer who (i) operates a truck stop and (ii) fails to post notice of the existence of a human trafficking hotline to alert possible witnesses or victims of human trafficking of the availability to report crimes or gain assistance, which failure is not cured within 72 hours following notification to the employer of such failure by the Department, is subject to a civil penalty of $100 per truck stop. Civil penalties under this subsection shall be assessed by the Department and paid to the Literary Fund, provided that no civil penalty shall be assessed under this subsection prior to January 1, 2014. The notice required by this subsection shall be posted in the same location where other employee notices required by state or federal law are posted. As used in this subsection, “truck stop” means a facility that is capable of fueling a qualified highway vehicle that bears an IFTA identification marker as those terms are defined in § 58.1-2700.C\n\nThe Department shall (i) determine the content of the notice which shall include the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline, (ii) determine the size of the notice, (iii) determine the languages in which the notice is to be posted, and (iv) publish the notice size and notice languages, and make the notice available in each of those languages, on the website of the Department and by any other means of publication the Department deems appropriate. The Department is not otherwise required to produce or distribute the notice. An employer is not required to use a notice produced by the Department, provided the notice complies with guidelines established by the Department. The Department may certify that a notice produced by an employer or other entity complies with the requirements of this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":200174,"text":"Any employer who (i) operates a business that provides entertainment commonly called stripteasing or topless entertaining or entertainment that has employees who are not clad above or below the waist and (ii) fails to post notice of the existence of a human trafficking hotline to alert potential human trafficking victims of the availability of assistance, is subject to a civil penalty of $500. Civil penalties under this subsection shall be assessed by the Department and paid to the Literary Fund. The notice required by this subsection shall be posted in the same location where other employee notices required by state or federal law are posted. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to businesses described in this subsection providing entertainment in theaters, concert halls, art centers, museums, or similar establishments that are devoted primarily to the arts or theatrical performances, when the performances that are presented are expressing matters of serious literary, artistic, scientific, or political value.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":200175,"text":"Any employer who (i) operates a truck stop and (ii) fails to post notice of the existence of a human trafficking hotline to alert possible witnesses or victims of human trafficking of the availability to report crimes or gain assistance, which failure is not cured within 72 hours following notification to the employer of such failure by the Department, is subject to a civil penalty of $100 per truck stop. Civil penalties under this subsection shall be assessed by the Department and paid to the Literary Fund, provided that no civil penalty shall be assessed under this subsection prior to January 1, 2014. The notice required by this subsection shall be posted in the same location where other employee notices required by state or federal law are posted. As used in this subsection, “truck stop” means a facility that is capable of fueling a qualified highway vehicle that bears an IFTA identification marker as those terms are defined in § 58.1-2700.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":200176,"text":"The Department shall (i) determine the content of the notice which shall include the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline, (ii) determine the size of the notice, (iii) determine the languages in which the notice is to be posted, and (iv) publish the notice size and notice languages, and make the notice available in each of those languages, on the website of the Department and by any other means of publication the Department deems appropriate. The Department is not otherwise required to produce or distribute the notice. An employer is not required to use a notice produced by the Department, provided the notice complies with guidelines established by the Department. 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This law was first created in 2012. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 630<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2013, chapter 304<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":66731,"section_number":"2.2-2057","catch_line":"Human trafficking hotline; posted notice required","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2057\/"},{"id":82010,"section_number":"32.1-133.1","catch_line":"Human trafficking hotline; posted notice required; civil penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-133.1\/"},{"id":84191,"section_number":"32.1-34.2","catch_line":"Human trafficking hotline; posted notice required","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-34.2\/"},{"id":70210,"section_number":"33.2-267.1","catch_line":"Human trafficking hotline; posted notice required","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-267.1\/"},{"id":76836,"section_number":"4.1-119.1","catch_line":"Human trafficking hotline; posted notice required","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-119.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":219747,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54516,"identifier":"40.1-11.3","token":"40.1\/1\/40.1-11.3","url":"\/40.1-11.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/40.1-11.3\/","token":"40.1\/1\/40.1-11.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Human trafficking hotline; posted notice required; civil penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 40.1-11.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any employer<\/span> who (i) operates a business that provides entertainment commonly called stripteasing or topless entertaining or entertainment that has employees<\/span> who are not clad above or below the waist and (ii) fails to post notice of the existence of a human trafficking hotline to alert potential human trafficking victims of the availability of assistance, is subject to a civil penalty<\/span> of $500. Civil penalties under this subsection shall be assessed by the Department<\/span> and paid to the Literary Fund. The notice required by this subsection shall be posted in the same location where other employee<\/span> notices required by state or federal law<\/span> are posted. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to businesses described in this subsection providing entertainment in theaters, concert halls, art centers, museums, or similar establishments that are devoted primarily to the arts or theatrical performances, when the performances that are presented are expressing matters of serious literary, artistic, scientific, or political value. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any employer<\/span> who (i) operates a truck stop<\/span> and (ii) fails to post notice of the existence of a human trafficking hotline to alert possible witnesses or victims of human trafficking of the availability to report crimes<\/span> or gain assistance, which failure is not cured within 72 hours following notification to the employer<\/span> of such failure by the Department<\/span>, is subject to a civil penalty<\/span> of $100 per truck stop<\/span>. Civil penalties under this subsection shall be assessed by the Department<\/span> and paid to the Literary Fund, provided that no civil penalty<\/span> shall be assessed under this subsection prior to January 1, 2014. The notice required by this subsection shall be posted in the same location where other employee<\/span> notices required by state or federal law<\/span> are posted. As used in this subsection, “truck stop<\/span>” means a facility that is capable of fueling a qualified highway vehicle that bears an IFTA identification marker as those terms are defined in § 58.1-2700<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall (i) determine the content<\/span> of the notice which shall include the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline, (ii) determine the size of the notice, (iii) determine the languages in which the notice is to be posted, and (iv) publish the notice size and notice languages, and make the notice available in each of those languages, on the website of the Department<\/span> and by any other means of publication the Department<\/span> deems appropriate. The Department<\/span> is not otherwise required to produce or distribute the notice. An employer<\/span> is not required to use a notice produced by the Department<\/span>, provided the notice complies with guidelines established by the Department<\/span>. The Department<\/span> may certify that a notice produced by an employer<\/span> or other entity complies with the requirements of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE; POSTED NOTICE REQUIRED; CIVIL PENALTY (\u00a7 40.1-11.3)\n\nA. Any employer who (i) operates a business that provides entertainment commonly\ncalled stripteasing or topless entertaining or entertainment that has employees\nwho are not clad above or below the waist and (ii) fails to post notice of the\nexistence of a human trafficking hotline to alert potential human trafficking\nvictims of the availability of assistance, is subject to a civil penalty of\n$500. Civil penalties under this subsection shall be assessed by the Department\nand paid to the Literary Fund. The notice required by this subsection shall be\nposted in the same location where other employee notices required by state or\nfederal law are posted. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to\nbusinesses described in this subsection providing entertainment in theaters,\nconcert halls, art centers, museums, or similar establishments that are devoted\nprimarily to the arts or theatrical performances, when the performances that are\npresented are expressing matters of serious literary, artistic, scientific, or\npolitical value.\n\nB. Any employer who (i) operates a truck stop and (ii) fails to post notice of\nthe existence of a human trafficking hotline to alert possible witnesses or\nvictims of human trafficking of the availability to report crimes or gain\nassistance, which failure is not cured within 72 hours following notification to\nthe employer of such failure by the Department, is subject to a civil penalty of\n$100 per truck stop. Civil penalties under this subsection shall be assessed by\nthe Department and paid to the Literary Fund, provided that no civil penalty\nshall be assessed under this subsection prior to January 1, 2014. The notice\nrequired by this subsection shall be posted in the same location where other\nemployee notices required by state or federal law are posted. As used in this\nsubsection, “truck stop” means a facility that is capable of fueling\na qualified highway vehicle that bears an IFTA identification marker as those\nterms are defined in § 58.1-2700.\n\nC. The Department shall (i) determine the content of the notice which shall\ninclude the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline, (ii) determine\nthe size of the notice, (iii) determine the languages in which the notice is to\nbe posted, and (iv) publish the notice size and notice languages, and make the\nnotice available in each of those languages, on the website of the Department\nand by any other means of publication the Department deems appropriate. The\nDepartment is not otherwise required to produce or distribute the notice. An\nemployer is not required to use a notice produced by the Department, provided\nthe notice complies with guidelines established by the Department. The\nDepartment may certify that a notice produced by an employer or other entity\ncomplies with the requirements of this section.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, c. 630; 2013, c. 304.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}