Training — Policies and procedures. [Effective January 1, 2026.]

R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-14.1-3., under Chapter 5-14.1 The Human Trafficking Prevention Notice Act [Heading Effective Until January 1, 2026]The Human Trafficking Prevention Notice and Training Act [Heading Effective January 1, 2026].

R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-14.1-3.

(a) Every employee of a hotel and every operator of a short-term rental property in this state shall be required to receive human trafficking awareness training within one hundred eighty (180) days of employment or the first listing of a short-term rental property on a hosting platform, and after the first year of employment or listing, annual human trafficking awareness training not later than December 31.

(b) Every operator of a hotel or short-term rental property in this state shall implement procedures and adopt policies for the reporting of suspected human trafficking to the National Human Trafficking Hotline or to a local law enforcement agency.