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       **How does someone report an incident of human trafficking?**

        There are various national resources for someone to report an incident of human trafficking, or “Report a Tip”.  Below is a list of those:

In an emergency, call 911.
	Call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or text 233733.
	Call the U.S. Department of Homeland Security at 1-866-347-2423 (U.S.) or 1-802-872-6199 (International)        
      **How is human trafficking defined?**

        Human trafficking is a form of modern day slavery that involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain labor or a commercial sex act; and the commercial sexual exploitation of children under any circumstances.  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) combats human trafficking by working with public and private sector stakeholders to empower transportation employees and the traveling public to recognize and report possible instances of human trafficking.

Paragraph 8 of section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (Pub. L. No. 106-386) defines “severe forms of trafficking in persons” as —

(A) sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age; or

(B) the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.        
      **What is the Lifetime Disqualification for Human Trafficking rule?**

        On July 23, 2019, FMCSA announced a final rule that permanently bans drivers convicted of human trafficking from operating a CMV for which a commercial driver’s license or a commercial learner’s permit is required.        
      **What is the purpose of the Lifetime Disqualification for Human Trafficking rule?**

        The purpose of the Human Trafficking final rule is to revise the list of offenses permanently disqualifying individuals from operating a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) for which a commercial drivers' license or a commercial learner's permit is required.  This final rule updates the list of offenses found in Table 1 of 49 CFR 383.51.        
      **When does the Lifetime Disqualification for Human Trafficking rule go into effect, and how long does the State have to come into compliance with this final rule?**

        The final rule went into effect on September 23, 2019, and allows States three years to fully implement the final rule. This three-year period allows States sufficient time to seek legislation, update their regulations, and make the appropriate information technology changes to apply the lifetime ban. A State driver licensing agency (SDLA) must come into compliance with this regulation by September 23, 2022.        
      **Where can I find the disqualification period in the Federal Motor Carrier’s Safety Regulations?**

        The disqualification will be item 10 in Table 1 of 49 CFR 383.51 – Disqualification of Drivers

For more information on the exact wording of the final rule, please visit the FRN at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/rulemaking/2019-15611.        
      **Why did FMCSA issue the Lifetime Disqualification for Human Trafficking rule?**

        FMCSA issued this final rule to implement the "No Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act” (Pub. L. No 115-106), which prohibits an individual from operating a CMV for life if that individual uses a CMV in committing a felony involving a severe form of human trafficking. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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