Assembly Bill A5554

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires owner of commercial establishment which purchases and resells second hand video games to keep accurate records of said transaction

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A5554 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 39-H §§899-aaaa - 899-cccc, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5536
2011-2012: A5112
2013-2014: A6623

2015-A5554 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires owner of commercial establishment which purchases and resells second hand video games to keep accurate records of said transaction.

2015-A5554 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5554

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  OAKS,  KOLB, BARCLAY, DUPREY, WALTER, FINCH,
  LAWRENCE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, McDONOUGH,  SALADI-
  NO, STEC -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Devel-
  opment

AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to second hand
  video games

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

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
39-H to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 39-H
                         SECOND HAND VIDEO GAMES
SECTION 899-AAAA. DEFINITION.
        899-BBBB. CERTAIN INFORMATION TO BE RECORDED.
        899-CCCC. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.
  S  899-AAAA.  DEFINITION.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS ARTICLE "VIDEO GAME"
MEANS ANY ELECTRONIC AMUSEMENT DEVICE THAT UTILIZES A  COMPUTER,  MICRO-
PROCESSOR  OR  SIMILAR  ELECTRONIC  CIRCUITRY AND ITS OWN MONITOR, OR IS
DESIGNED TO BE USED WITH A TELEVISION SET OR A  COMPUTER  MONITOR,  THAT
INTERACTS WITH THE USER OF THE DEVICE.
  S  899-BBBB.  CERTAIN  INFORMATION  TO  BE  RECORDED. EVERY OWNER OF A
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT WHICH PURCHASES AND RESELLS SECOND  HAND  VIDEO
GAMES  SHALL  KEEP A BOOK IN WHICH SHALL BE FAIRLY RECORDED, AT THE TIME
OF  SUCH  PURCHASE,  AN  ACCOUNT  AND  DESCRIPTION  OF  THE  VIDEO  GAME
PURCHASED,  THE  AMOUNT OF MONEY PAID FOR SUCH PURCHASE, THE DATE OF THE
PURCHASE, AND THE NAME AND RESIDENCE OF THE PERSON  SELLING  SUCH  VIDEO
GAME.  NO  SUCH PURCHASE SHALL BE MADE UNLESS THE SELLER PROVIDES SATIS-
FACTORY PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION TO THE PURCHASER, AND  THE  FORM  OF
SUCH IDENTIFICATION SHALL ALSO BE RECORDED.
  S  899-CCCC.  VIOLATIONS  AND  PENALTIES.  A VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE
SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A CIVIL PENALTY OF FROM ONE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  TO

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05879-01-5

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