Senate Bill S7733

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of automated sales suppression devices, zappers or phantom-ware

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  • 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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2011-S7733 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1816, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S3612
2015-2016: S5308
2017-2018: S5852

2011-S7733 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of automated sales suppression devices, zappers or phantom-ware.

2011-S7733 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7733 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7733

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 15, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. MARCELLINO, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to prohibiting the use of auto-
  mated sales suppression devices, zappers or phantom-ware

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

  Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 1816 to read
as follows:
  S 1816. AUTOMATED SALES SUPPRESSION. (A) DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN  THIS
SECTION:
  (1)  "AUTOMATED SALES SUPPRESSION DEVICE" OR "ZAPPER" MEANS A SOFTWARE
PROGRAM, CARRIED ON A MEMORY STICK OR REMOVABLE COMPACT  DISC,  ACCESSED
THROUGH  AN  INTERNET  LINK,  OR  ACCESSED THROUGH ANY OTHER MEANS, THAT
FALSIFIES THE ELECTRONIC RECORDS OF ELECTRONIC CASH REGISTERS AND  OTHER
POINT-OF-SALE  SYSTEMS,  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TRANSACTION DATA
AND TRANSACTION REPORTS.
  (2) "ELECTRONIC CASH REGISTER" MEANS A DEVICE THAT KEEPS A REGISTER OR
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS THROUGH  THE  MEANS  OF  AN  ELECTRONIC  DEVICE  OR
COMPUTER  SYSTEM  DESIGNED TO RECORD TRANSACTION DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF
COMPUTING, COMPILING, OR PROCESSING TRANSACTION DATA.
  (3) "PHANTOM-WARE" MEANS A HIDDEN, PREINSTALLED,  OR  INSTALLED  AT  A
LATER  TIME  PROGRAMMING  OPTION  EMBEDDED IN THE OPERATING SYSTEM OF AN
ELECTRONIC CASH REGISTER OR HARDWIRED INTO THE ELECTRONIC CASH  REGISTER
THAT  WITH  INTENT  OR  BY  SPECIFIC  DESIGN IS USED TO CREATE A VIRTUAL
SECOND TILL OR MAY ELIMINATE OR MANIPULATE TRANSACTION RECORDS THAT  MAY
OR  MAY  NOT  BE  PRESERVED  IN DIGITAL FORMATS TO REPRESENT THE TRUE OR
MANIPULATED RECORD OF TRANSACTIONS IN THE ELECTRONIC CASH REGISTER.
  (4) "TRANSACTION DATA" MEANS DATA ASSOCIATED WITH ITEMS PURCHASED BY A
CUSTOMER, THE PRICE FOR EACH ITEM, A TAXABILITY DETERMINATION  FOR  EACH
ITEM, A SEGREGATED TAX AMOUNT FOR EACH OF THE TAXED ITEMS, THE AMOUNT OF
CASH  OR  CREDIT  TENDERED,  THE  NET AMOUNT RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER IN
CHANGE, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE PURCHASE, THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND  IDEN-
TIFICATION  NUMBER  OF  THE VENDOR, AND THE RECEIPT, SEQUENCE OR INVOICE
NUMBER OF THE TRANSACTION.

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

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