§ 176.415

176.415 Flags to be displayed at rest areas -- Human trafficking hotline telephone number to be prominently displayed in each rest area restroom. (1) The Department of Highways shall display the following flags at each rest area along the Commonwealt h's interstate and turnpike system: (a) The flag of the United States of America, to honor our country and the democratic ideals of our forefathers; (b) The flag of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, as specified by KRS 2.030, to honor the Commonwealth and its citizens; and (c) The flag of the National League of Families of American Prisoners of War and Missing in Southeast Asia, the black and white banner commonly known as the POW/MIA flag, which symbolizes America's missing service members and our unwavering d etermination to account for them. (2) The Department of Highways shall post in every restroom located on the premises of each rest area in the Commonwealth either: (a) A printed sign in English and Spanish at least eight and one -half (8 -1/2) inches by elev en (11) inches in size, with letters in at least sixteen (16) point font; or (b) A printed transparent static window cling in English and Spanish at least three (3) inches by

(8 -1/2) inches by elev en (11) inches in size, with letters in at least sixteen (16) point font; or (b) A printed transparent static window cling in English and Spanish at least three (3) inches by three (3) inches in size, with letters in at least ten (10) point font; displayi ng the current telephone hotline number of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center or any federally funded successor entity. (3) The sign or window cling shall be: (a) Created using gender -neutral language supplied to the Department of Highways by t he Office of the Attorney General, the National Human Trafficking Hotline, or the United States Department of Homeland Security's Blue Campaign; and (b) Posted in a prominent place easily seen by patrons. Effective: July 15, 2024 History: Amended 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 61, sec. 6, effective July 15, 2024. -- Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 171, sec. 3, effective June 29, 2017. -- Created 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 28, sec. 1, effective June 8, 2011.