2026 SESSION

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VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER

An Act to amend and reenact § 33.2-267.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to rest area signage; human trafficking information.

[S 95]

Approved

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 33.2-267.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 33.2-267.1. Human trafficking hotline; posted notice required.

The Department shall post notice at all rest areas along Interstate System highways in the Commonwealth of the existence of a human trafficking hotline to alert possible witnesses or victims of human trafficking to the availability of a means to report crimes or gain assistance. In addition to the hotline notice, such notice shall include information about human trafficking and how to self-identify signs of human trafficking with a QR code, as defined in § 23.1-802.1, or website address directing individuals to a secure, multilingual digital human trafficking identification and reporting platform approved by the Office of the Attorney General as provided in this section. The Attorney General shall certify that any platform used under this section offers anonymous reporting, provides access through the internet or mobile device via text or voice, and routes credible tips in real time to the appropriate law-enforcement and victim-services agencies. The notice required by this section shall (i) be posted in a place readily visible and accessible to the public and (ii) meet or exceed the requirements specified in subsection C of § 40.1-11.3.