Senate Bill S3493

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee


  • 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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2017-S3493 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6231
Current Committee:
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Add §64-e, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5371, A2629
2011-2012: S972, A1323
2013-2014: S3352, A2911
2015-2016: S2040, A5971
2019-2020: S2564, A5935
2021-2022: S3376
2023-2024: S1429

2017-S3493 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S3493 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3493 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3493
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic  Devel-
   opment 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".
   §  2.    The alcoholic beverage control law is amended by adding a new
 section 64-e to read as follows:
   § 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;
   (C) THE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS SHALL RECORD AT A MINIMUM SPEED  OF
 FIFTEEN FRAMES PER SECOND;

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

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