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Assembly Bill A253

2013-2014 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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2013-A253 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
General City Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง18-e, Gen City L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A514
2011-2012: A3514
2015-2016: A5928
2017-2018: A1812

2013-A253 (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.

2013-A253 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   253

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KAVANAGH, O'DONNELL, GLICK, ENGLEBRIGHT, HOOPER,
  GOTTFRIED, WRIGHT -- 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.
                                                           LBD02159-01-3

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