1.  Department provides public awareness signs.  The Department of Labor shall provide the Department of Transportation, the Maine Turnpike Authority and each employer in the State that is a business or employer listed in subsection 3 with public awareness signs that contain a telephone number for a national human trafficking hotline.  

2.  Departments posting public awareness signs.  The Department of Transportation and the Maine Turnpike Authority shall work cooperatively and shall post and keep posted in a conspicuous manner in every transportation center and every highway rest area and welcome center a public awareness sign provided by the Department of Labor pursuant to subsection 1.  

3.  Businesses and employers posting public awareness signs.  The following businesses and employers shall post and keep posted in a conspicuous manner that is clearly visible to the public and to employees within their businesses and places of employment public awareness signs provided by the Department of Labor pursuant to subsection 1:  

4.  Penalty.  A person who fails to post a sign as required by subsection 3 commits a civil violation for which a fine of $300 per violation must be adjudged.