Senate Bill S972

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Mandates that every owner of a cabaret establishment, but which is not a restaurant shall install security cameras

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S972 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1323
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Add §64-e, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5371, A2629
2013-2014: S3352, A2911
2015-2016: S2040, A5971
2017-2018: S3493, A6231
2019-2020: S2564, A5935
2021-2022: S3376
2023-2024: S1429

2011-S972 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "Imette's Law"; mandates that every owner of an cabaret establishment, but which is not a restaurant, shall install security cameras at every entrance and exit of such establishment.

2011-S972 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S972 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   972

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  HASSELL-THOMPSON,  DIAZ -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and  when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on
  Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  alcoholic  beverage control law, in relation to
  mandating the installation of security cameras in  cabaret  establish-
  ments

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
"Imette's Law".
  S  2.    The alcoholic beverage control law is amended by adding a new
section 64-e to read as follows:
  S 64-E. INSTALLATION OF SECURITY CAMERAS IN CABARET ESTABLISHMENTS. 1.
NO ONE SHALL OPERATE A CABARET LICENSED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION  UNLESS
ALL  ENTRANCES AND EXITS USED BY PATRONS ARE EQUIPPED WITH DIGITAL VIDEO
SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  NOT
APPLY  TO  AN  ESTABLISHMENT THAT OPERATES PRIMARILY AS A RESTAURANT, AS
DEFINED BY SECTION SIXTY-FOUR-C OF THIS ARTICLE,  DURING  ALL  HOURS  OF
OPERATION.
  2.  DIGITAL VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING
PROVISIONS AND WITH THE RULES OF THE AUTHORITY:
  (A) THE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS SHALL  BE  DIGITAL  IN  NATURE  AND
SHALL  BE OF SUFFICIENT NUMBER, TYPE, PLACEMENT AND LOCATION TO VIEW AND
RECORD ALL ACTIVITY IN FRONT OF AND WITHIN FIFTEEN FEET OF  EITHER  SIDE
OF EACH ENTRANCE OR EXIT;
  (B)  THE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS SHALL BE SUFFICIENTLY LIGHT SENSI-
TIVE AND PROVIDE SUFFICIENT IMAGE RESOLUTION  (SUPPORTED  BY  ADDITIONAL
LIGHTING  IF NECESSARY) TO PRODUCE EASILY DISCERNIBLE IMAGES RECORDED AT
ALL TIMES;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03649-01-1
              

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