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Senate Bill S2183

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes registry in New York city for residents who do not want circulars or other printed material or samples of a commercial nature left at residence

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2011-S2183 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add ยง10-121.2, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2115
2013-2014: S2746

2011-S2183 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes registry in New York City for residents who do not want circulars or other printed material or samples of a commercial nature left at residence.

2011-S2183 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2183 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2183

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
  relation to the regulation of unsolicited circulars

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

  Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
by adding a new section 10-121.2 to read as follows:
  S  10-121.2 REGULATION OF UNSOLICITED CIRCULARS. A. IN THE INTEREST OF
FURTHER ELIMINATING LITTER AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF  LIFE  FOR  CITY
RESIDENTS,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A CITYWIDE REGISTRY FOR
RESIDENTS WHO WISH TO REFUSE THE DELIVERY OF ANY HANDBILL,  CIRCULAR  OR
OTHER  PRINTED  MATTER OF A COMMERCIAL OR BUSINESS NATURE TO THEIR RESI-
DENCE. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ENTER THE NAME OF THE REQUESTING  RESIDENT
IN  SUCH REGISTRY. SUCH REQUESTS SHALL BE MADE IN WRITING TO THE COMMIS-
SIONER, BY PHONE AT A DESIGNATED NUMBER  OR  NUMBERS  OR  BY  ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATION AT A DESIGNATED ELECTRONIC MAIL ADDRESS OR WEBSITE.
  B.  IN  ORDER TO CONTINUE DISTRIBUTION IN NEW YORK CITY, ALL DISTRIBU-
TORS OF SUCH HANDBILLS, CIRCULARS OR OTHER  LIKE  PRINTED  MATTER  SHALL
PROVIDE THE COMMISSIONER WITH ACCURATE CONTACT INFORMATION, INCLUDING AN
ADDRESS  AND PHONE NUMBER.  FAILURE TO PROVIDE ACCURATE CONTACT INFORMA-
TION OR DISCONTINUE DISTRIBUTION SHALL CONSTITUTE  A  VIOLATION  OF  THE
PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION AND SHALL SUBJECT THE VIOLATOR TO FINES AS
PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION  C  OF  THIS  SECTION.  IF  THE  DISTRIBUTOR  IN
VIOLATION  CANNOT  BE LOCATED, THE COMPANY OR COMPANIES DOING THE ADVER-
TISING WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME FINES.  EVERY SIX WEEKS  THE  COMMIS-
SIONER  SHALL PROVIDE DISTRIBUTORS WITH AN UPDATED LIST OF ALL RESIDENTS
WHO DO NOT WANT DISTRIBUTION.   DISTRIBUTORS  THEN  HAVE  SIX  WEEKS  TO
UPDATE THEIR LISTS AND DISCONTINUE DISTRIBUTION.
  C.  VIOLATORS  OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A
CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND NOT MORE THAN TWO

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04241-01-1

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