Senate Bill S5202

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to fines for false alarms by an alarm system

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee

  • 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-S5202 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2477
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §69-l, add §69-vvv, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S6633, A8556

2023-S5202 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to fines for false alarms by an alarm system; allows a municipality to enact, adopt or enforce any ordinance, resolution or regulation requiring any alarm system company to pay for or be responsible for any fines, fees or other penalties relative to false alarms only when the false alarm is attributed to a deficiency in the alarm system or an error of the alarm system company or central station.

2023-S5202 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5202 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5202
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to fines for false
   alarms by an alarm system
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  69-l  of  the general business law is amended by
 adding four new subdivisions 6, 7, 8 and 9 to read as follows:
   6. "ALARM SYSTEM" MEANS A SYSTEM INSTALLED TO DETECT INTRUSION, BREAK-
 IN, MOVEMENT, SOUND OR FIRE.
   7. "FALSE ALARM" MEANS THE ACTIVATION OF ANY ALARM SYSTEM THAT RESULTS
 IN A REQUEST FOR POLICE  OR  FIRE  OR  OTHER  EMERGENCY  FOR  WHICH  THE
 RESPONDING  PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY FINDS NO EVIDENCE OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY,
 FIRE, OR EMERGENCY.
   8. "MUNICIPALITY" MEANS A COUNTY, TOWN, CITY OR VILLAGE.
   9. "ALARM SYSTEM COMPANY" MEANS A COMPANY LICENSED TO  ENGAGE  IN  THE
 BUSINESS OF INSTALLING, SERVICING, OR MAINTAINING SECURITY OR FIRE ALARM
 SYSTEMS PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
   §  2.  The  general  business  law  is amended by adding a new section
 69-vvv to read as follows:
   § 69-VVV. FINES FOR  FALSE  ALARMS.  1.    NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
 PROVISION  OF  LAW, A MUNICIPALITY MAY ENACT, ADOPT OR ENFORCE ANY ORDI-
 NANCE, RESOLUTION OR REGULATION REQUIRING ANY ALARM  SYSTEM  COMPANY  TO
 PAY  FOR  OR BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY FINES, FEES OR OTHER PENALTIES RELA-
 TIVE TO FALSE ALARMS ONLY WHEN THE FALSE ALARM IS ATTRIBUTED TO A  DEFI-
 CIENCY  IN  THE  ALARM SYSTEM OR AN ERROR OF THE ALARM SYSTEM COMPANY OR
 CENTRAL STATION.  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PREVENT  A  MUNICIPALITY
 FROM  IMPOSING  ANY  FINE, FEE OR OTHER PENALTIES FOR A FALSE ALARM WHEN
 SUCH FALSE ALARM IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO, OR CAUSED BY, THE  PROPERTY  OWNER,
 LESSEE, OCCUPANT OR OTHER PERSON OR PERSONS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01721-01-3
 S. 5202                             2

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