California Civil Code

§ 52.65

CIV § 52.65 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 1 · Part 2

Statute text

(a)A hotel is in violation of this section, and subject to civil penalties, if either or both of the following conditions are met:

(1)Sex trafficking activity occurred in the hotel, a supervisory employee of the hotel either knew of the nature of the activity, or acted in reckless disregard of the activity constituting sex trafficking activity within the hotel, and the supervisory employee of the hotel failed to inform law enforcement, the National Human Trafficking Hotline, or another appropriate victim service organization within 24 hours.

(2)An employee of the hotel was acting within the scope of employment and knowingly benefited, financially or by receiving anything of value, by participating in a venture that the employee knew or acted in reckless disregard of the activity constituting sex trafficking within the hotel.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 82, Sec. 3. (AB 379) Effective January 1, 2026.