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Assembly Bill A514

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use, with exceptions, of an electronic entry card or device as a mechanism for resident or resident's guest to enter or exit a residential building

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2009-A514 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5368
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
General City Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง18-e, Gen City L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3514
2013-2014: A253
2015-2016: A5928
2017-2018: A1812

2009-A514 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use, with exceptions, of an electronic entry card or device as a mechanism for resident or resident's guest to enter or exit a residential building; not applicable if all lease-holding tenants affirmatively consent to such use in writing.

2009-A514 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   514

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KAVANAGH, O'DONNELL, GLICK, GREENE, ENGLEBRIGHT,
  HOOPER, PHEFFER, NOLAN, ALFANO, N. RIVERA,  GOTTFRIED  --  Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A. BARRA, JOHN, McENENY -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Cities

AN  ACT  to  amend the general city law, in relation to electronic entry
  cards which register personal identifying information

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

  Section  1.  The  general  city law is amended by adding a new section
18-e to read as follows:
  S 18-E. ELECTRONIC ENTRY CARDS OR DEVICES. AN ELECTRONIC ENTRY CARD OR
DEVICE WHICH CONTAINS, REGISTERS OR RECORDS PERSONAL IDENTIFYING  INFOR-
MATION  SHALL  BE  PROHIBITED  FROM USE AS A MECHANISM FOR A RESIDENT OR
RESIDENT'S GUEST TO ENTER OR EXIT  A  RESIDENTIAL  BUILDING  UNLESS  ALL
LEASE-HOLDING  RESIDENTS  AFFIRMATIVELY  CONSENT TO SUCH USE IN WRITING.
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION SHALL
INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A PHOTOGRAPH,  NAME,  ADDRESS,  UNIT  OR
APARTMENT NUMBER, TIME OF ENTRANCE AND/OR EXIT, AND A RESIDENTIAL BUILD-
ING SHALL MEAN AN APARTMENT HOUSE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00893-01-9

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