§ 5-171.01. Registration; Training; certification.

(a)

Any person who owns or operates a hotel, rooming house, tourist home, motel or tourist cabin park within the County shall be required to provide training to employees on how to identify human trafficking activities and human trafficking victims.

(b)

An owner and operator of a hotel, rooming house, tourist home, motel or tourist cabin park within the County shall register with the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement. If an entity is owned by a corporation, the registered agent of the owner shall register with the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement.

(c)

Any change in ownership shall be updated with the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement by the end of the 30th day after the effective date of new ownership. All registration shall be completed by August 1, 2015. As a condition of a use and occupancy permit or continuation of a use and occupancy permit, registration for a hotel, rooming house, tourist home, motel or tourist cabin park within the County is required.

(d)

Beginning on August 1, 2015, each new employee of a hotel, rooming house, tourist home, motel, or tourist cabin park within the County shall complete a human trafficking training program consisting of viewing a training video provided by the Human Relations Commission in collaboration with the Prince George's County Police Department. Employees hired prior to August 1, 2015 shall complete the human trafficking training in this subsection by October 1, 2015.

(e)

Beginning in calendar year 2016, lodging establishments identified in Sec. 5-171.01(a), shall be required to annually certify to the Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement that all of their employees have completed the required training. The Department of Permitting, Inspection and Enforcement shall issue regulations prescribing the process for annual certification within sixty (60) days after the effective date of this Act.

(CB-80-2014)