When rescue equipment is destroyed or disabled, a victim's lifeline disappears with it. We're working state by state — and toward Washington — to make sure that lifeline is protected everywhere.
In March 2026, Utah's Rescue Tracking Equipment Offense Amendments were signed into law after passing the Legislature without a single vote in opposition. The law establishes criminal penalties for tampering with rescue tracking equipment in public transportation hubs — protecting the technology that helps victims of human trafficking, domestic violence, and youth homelessness reach safety.
Utah proved something important: protecting victims' lifelines isn't a partisan issue. It's a human one.
Read the bill at le.utah.gov
The Rescue Tracking Equipment Offense Amendments passed both chambers without opposition and were signed into law, making Utah the first state to protect rescue tracking equipment by statute.
We're working with Georgia legislators committed to fighting trafficking and domestic violence to introduce companion legislation modeled on Utah's law.
Outreach is active in California, home to the nation's largest transit systems — where protected rescue equipment can reach the most people.
We've mapped anti-trafficking and domestic-violence champions in every state legislature, so each new session brings new opportunities to expand protection.
Congressman Mike Kennedy of Utah is working with us on federal companion legislation that would extend these protections nationwide. The effort is in its beginning stages, and we're proud to have a champion in Washington this early in the journey.
Traffickers rely on movement — moving victims through bus stations, transit hubs, and airports where no one looks twice. Rescue tracking equipment placed in those very locations gives a victim something they may not have had in months: a safe, quiet way to be found.
But equipment that can be smashed, unplugged, or disabled without consequence protects no one. That's what this legislation changes. By making tampering a criminal offense, the law tells traffickers that a victim's lifeline is off-limits — and tells victims that someone was thinking of them before they ever needed it.
Utah showed it can be done without a single opposing vote and without a fiscal burden. Now we're helping other states follow.
We'll share everything we've learned — model language, Utah's playbook, and the data behind it. Let's protect victims' lifelines in your state next.
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