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Assembly Bill A2515

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires all retail establishments for on-premises consumption employing one or more persons as bouncers to require such persons to submit fingerprints

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2009-A2515 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3, 106 & 17, ABC L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A1058

2009-A2515 - Summary

Requires all retail establishments for on-premises consumption employing one or more persons as bouncers to require such persons to submit fingerprints.

2009-A2515 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2515

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. ORTIZ, FIELDS, ARROYO, P. RIVERA, ESPAILLAT --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, GREENE, MAYERSOHN -- read  once
  and  referred  to the Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation,
  Commerce and Industry

AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to crim-
  inal history information for  persons  employed  as  bouncers  at  all
  retail establishments for on-premises consumption

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

  Section 1. Section 3 of the alcoholic beverage control law is  amended
by adding two new subdivisions 6-a and 9-a to read as follows:
  6-A.  "BOUNCER"  SHALL MEAN A PERSON EMPLOYED BY AN ON-PREMISES RETAIL
LICENSEE WHERE THE BASIS FOR SUCH PERSON'S EMPLOYMENT  IS  TO  GENERALLY
KEEP THE PEACE WITHIN SUCH LICENSEE'S ON-PREMISES RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT.
  9-A.  "CRIMINAL  HISTORY  INFORMATION"  SHALL  MEAN  A  RECORD  OF ALL
CONVICTIONS OF CRIMES MAINTAINED ON AN INDIVIDUAL  BY  THE  DIVISION  OF
CRIMINAL  JUSTICE SERVICES PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR
OF SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
  S 2. Section 106 of the alcoholic beverage control law is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 18 to read as follows:
  18.(A)  ALL  RETAIL  LICENSEES FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION THAT EMPLOY
ONE OR MORE BOUNCERS, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION SIX-A OF  SECTION  THREE
OF  THIS CHAPTER, SHALL REQUIRE AN APPLICANT FOR EMPLOYMENT AS A BOUNCER
TO SUBMIT A SET OF FINGERPRINTS TO SUCH  LICENSEE  IN  ORDER  TO  OBTAIN
CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION. SUCH CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION SHALL BE
OBTAINED ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  (B)  TO  THE  EXTENT  PERMITTED BY LAW, THE LICENSEE OF AN ON-PREMISES
CONSUMPTION RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT SHALL REQUEST FROM  A  PERSON  APPLYING
FOR  EMPLOYMENT  AS  A  BOUNCER A STATEMENT OF HIS OR HER PRIOR CRIMINAL
CONVICTIONS IN THIS STATE OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. PRIOR TO REQUESTING

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03403-01-9

              

2009-A2515A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3, 106 & 17, ABC L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A1058

2009-A2515A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all retail establishments for on-premises consumption employing one or more persons as bouncers to require such persons to submit fingerprints.

2009-A2515A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A2515A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2515--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. ORTIZ, FIELDS, ARROYO, P. RIVERA, ESPAILLAT --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON,  MAYERSOHN  --  read  once  and
  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Economic  Development, Job Creation,
  Commerce and Industry -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to crim-
  inal  history  information  for  persons  employed  as bouncers at all
  retail establishments for on-premises consumption and in  relation  to
  the licensure and training of bouncers

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

  Section 1. Section 3 of the alcoholic beverage control law is  amended
by adding two new subdivisions 6-a and 9-a to read as follows:
  6-A.  "BOUNCER"  SHALL MEAN A PERSON EMPLOYED BY AN ON-PREMISES RETAIL
LICENSEE WHERE THE BASIS FOR SUCH PERSON'S EMPLOYMENT  IS  TO  GENERALLY
KEEP THE PEACE WITHIN SUCH LICENSEE'S ON-PREMISES RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT.
  9-A.  "CRIMINAL  HISTORY  INFORMATION"  SHALL  MEAN  A  RECORD  OF ALL
CONVICTIONS OF CRIMES MAINTAINED ON AN INDIVIDUAL  BY  THE  DIVISION  OF
CRIMINAL  JUSTICE SERVICES PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR
OF SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
  S 2. Section 106 of the alcoholic beverage control law is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 18 to read as follows:
  18.(A)  ALL  RETAIL  LICENSEES FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION THAT EMPLOY
ONE OR MORE BOUNCERS, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION SIX-A OF  SECTION  THREE
OF  THIS CHAPTER, SHALL REQUIRE AN APPLICANT FOR EMPLOYMENT AS A BOUNCER
TO SUBMIT A SET OF FINGERPRINTS TO SUCH  LICENSEE  IN  ORDER  TO  OBTAIN
CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION. SUCH CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION SHALL BE
OBTAINED ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  (B)  TO  THE  EXTENT  PERMITTED BY LAW, THE LICENSEE OF AN ON-PREMISES
CONSUMPTION RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT SHALL REQUEST FROM  A  PERSON  APPLYING
FOR  EMPLOYMENT  AS  A  BOUNCER A STATEMENT OF HIS OR HER PRIOR CRIMINAL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03403-02-9
              

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