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Assembly Bill A5658

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires banks operating ATM facilities to equip such facilities with 911 or E-911 emergency access buttons wherever such emergency service is available

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2009-A5658 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Banks
Law Section:
Banking Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §75-c, Bank L

2009-A5658 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires banks operating ATM facilities to equip such facilities with 911 or E-911 emergency access buttons wherever such emergency service is available; requires a dedicated voice line; requires signage to warn of the punishments provided by law for false reports or alarms; authorizes the superintendent of banks to promulgate necessary regulations.

2009-A5658 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5658

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 17, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL, CLARK, DINOWITZ, DIAZ, ESPAILLAT,
  GREENE, NOLAN, ORTIZ,  PERALTA,  PHEFFER,  P. RIVERA,  SCARBOROUGH  --
  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.    ALFANO, AUBRY, BENEDETTO, BING,
  BOYLAND, COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT, FIELDS, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, JACOBS,
  JOHN, MAGNARELLI,  McENENY,  MILLMAN,  WEISENBERG  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Banks

AN  ACT to amend the banking law, in relation to requiring the equipment
  of ATM facilities with 911 or E-911 access buttons

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

  Section  1. Section 75-c of the banking law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4. WHERE 911 OR E-911 SERVICE IS AVAILABLE, A  DEDICATED  VOICE  TELE-
PHONE  LINE OPERABLE BY A SINGLE SWITCH THAT WILL ESTABLISH AN IMMEDIATE
CONNECTION TO THE AVAILABLE 911 OR E-911 EMERGENCY  SERVICE.    AT  EACH
SUCH  SWITCH  THERE SHALL BE POSTED APPROPRIATE SIGNAGE WARNING THAT THE
MAKING OF A FALSE REPORT OR GIVING OF FALSE ALARM MAY BE PUNISHABLE AS A
MISDEMEANOR OR AS A FELONY PURSUANT TO THE PENAL LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
law;  provided that the superintendent of banks is authorized to promul-
gate any and all rules and  regulations  and  take  any  other  measures
necessary  to implement this act on its effective date on or before such
date.  Such rules and regulations shall provide for the effective use of
the switch required by subdivision 4 of section 75-c of the banking law,
as added by section one of this act, along  with  reasonable  safeguards
against false alarms and other abuses.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05944-01-9

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