Assembly Bill A5894

2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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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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2023-A5894 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §10-121.2, NYC Ad Cd

2023-A5894 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-A5894 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5894
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred 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:
   § 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  OTHER  THAN  A
 TELEPHONE DIRECTORY OR BOOK THAT PROVIDES TELEPHONE AND DIRECTORY INFOR-
 MATION  TO THEIR RESIDENCE. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ENTER THE NAME OF THE
 REQUESTING RESIDENT IN SUCH REGISTRY. SUCH REQUESTS  SHALL  BE  MADE  IN
 WRITING  TO THE COMMISSIONER, 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09822-01-3
              

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