City of Baltimore
Baltimore City Code

§ 42A-2. Requirements.

(a) The operator of the homeless shelter or transitional housing program must post a sign that states the following:

"REPORT HUMAN TRAFFICKING

National Human Trafficking Resource Center

Call 1-888-373-7888 or text "BeFree" (233733)

CALL FOR HELP IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW:

• is being forced to have sex without consent

• has had an ID or documents taken away

• is being threatened by or is in debt to an employer

• wants to leave a job but cannot freely do so

TOLL-FREE ‡ 24/7 ‡ CONFIDENTIAL ‡ INTERPRETERS AVAILABLE

This sign is required by Baltimore City law".

(b) The sign must:

(1) be at least 16 by 20 inches in size;

(2) contain the text required under this section in English, Spanish, and any other languages required by the federal Voting Rights Act for voting materials in Baltimore City; and

(3) draw attention to the phone and text numbers of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline by showing the phone and text numbers in bold type.

(c) The person in charge may meet the requirements of this section by creating signs using a font size of not less than 30 points for the hotline and text numbers and a font size of not less than 12 points for the body text, or using copies of the signs created and made available online by the United States Department of Homeland Security's Blue Campaign website.