Bill Text: NY A08600 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Enacts the private automated teller machine safety act; requires operators of private automated teller machines to register their machines with the superintendent of financial services; imposes a fee for the registration of such machines; provides monetary penalties for those operators and building owners who do not comply with the provisions of the act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 41-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to banks [A08600 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A08600-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8600 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y September 21, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, MILLMAN, WRIGHT, CUSICK, SCHIMEL, SCARBOROUGH, GABRYSZAK, KAVANAGH, GIBSON, CASTRO, P. RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABINANTI, AUBRY, BOYLAND, BRENNAN, CAHILL, CLARK, COLTON, COOK, CYMBROWITZ, FARRELL, GALEF, GLICK, GOTT- FRIED, HIKIND, HOOPER, JAFFEE, KELLNER, LAVINE, V. LOPEZ, MARKEY, McENENY, M. MILLER, ORTIZ, REILLY, J. RIVERA, ROBINSON, TITONE, TITUS, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Banks AN ACT to amend the general business law and the banking law, in relation to enacting the private automated teller machine safety act THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 the "private automated teller machine safety act". 3 S 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 399- 4 yyy to read as follows: 5 S 399-YYY. AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE SAFETY MEASURES. EVERY PERSON OR 6 ENTITY SHALL MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING SECURITY MEASURES WITH RESPECT TO 7 EACH OF THE AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES LOCATED AND INSTALLED ON HIS OR 8 HER PROPERTY: 9 1. ADEQUATE LIGHTING, WHICH PERMITS A PERSON USING AN AUTOMATED TELLER 10 MACHINE TO READILY AND EASILY SEE ALL OTHER PERSONS IN THE IMMEDIATE 11 VICINITY OF SUCH MACHINE; AND 12 2. A REFLECTIVE MIRROR OR MIRRORS, EITHER AFFIXED TO OR STANDING INDE- 13 PENDENTLY OF EACH AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE, PLACED IN SUCH A MANNER AS 14 TO PERMIT A PERSON USING SUCH MACHINE TO SEE BEHIND THEM AS THEY CONDUCT 15 THEIR TRANSACTIONS. 16 S 3. The banking law is amended by adding a new article 2-AAA to read 17 as follows: 18 ARTICLE II-AAA 19 PRIVATE AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE SAFETY 20 SECTION 75-P. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13229-01-1 A. 8600 2 1 75-Q. DEFINITIONS. 2 75-R. APPLICABILITY. 3 75-S. REGISTRATION. 4 75-T. REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION. 5 75-U. APPLICATION; WAIVER. 6 75-V. PENALTIES. 7 S 75-P. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT. IDENTITY THEFT IS RECOGNIZED 8 AS ONE OF THE FASTEST-GROWING CRIMES IN AMERICA. THE FEDERAL TRADE 9 COMMISSION HAS REPORTED THAT BETWEEN NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT AND 10 TWO THOUSAND THREE, 27.3 MILLION AMERICANS BECAME VICTIMS OF IDENTITY 11 THEFT, WHICH IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH OTHER SERIOUS CRIMES INCLUDING 12 MAIL FRAUD, NARCOTICS, ORGANIZED CRIME, MONEY LAUNDERING, WEAPONS TRAF- 13 FICKING, COMPUTER CRIMES, AND TERRORISM. THE USE OF AUTOMATED TELLER 14 MACHINES ENABLES CONSUMERS TO ACCESS FUNDS CONVENIENTLY WITHOUT HAVING 15 TO GO TO A BANK, BUT IT ALSO PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR IDENTITY 16 THIEVES. INDEED, PEOPLE WHO USE THE UNENCLOSED AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES 17 FOUND IN MANY BUILDINGS SUCH AS SUPERMARKETS AND CONVENIENCE STORES, 18 WHOSE FUNCTIONS ARE UNRELATED TO BANKING ACTIVITIES, ARE PARTICULARLY 19 VULNERABLE BECAUSE SUCH MACHINES ARE NOT REGULATED BY FEDERAL OR STATE 20 LAW. THESE MACHINES CAN BE THE SETTING FOR UNSCRUPULOUS MACHINE OPERA- 21 TORS OR THIRD PARTIES TO OBTAIN THE PERSONAL BANK INFORMATION OF PERSONS 22 CONDUCTING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS. WHILE AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES 23 LOCATED AT BANKING INSTITUTIONS PROVIDE CERTAIN SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS, 24 SUCH AS REARVIEW MIRRORS OR SECURITY CAMERAS, PRIVATE AUTOMATED TELLER 25 MACHINES ARE CURRENTLY NOT LEGALLY REQUIRED TO DO SO. MOREOVER, BECAUSE 26 SUCH MACHINES ARE NOT, AT PRESENT, LICENSED OR OTHERWISE REGISTERED IN 27 NEW YORK STATE, THEIR OPERATORS ARE OFTEN UNTRACEABLE, MAKING IT DIFFI- 28 CULT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TRYING TO SOLVE IDENTITY THEFT CRIMES INVOLVING 29 AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE FRAUD. THIS LAW IMPLEMENTS MEASURES TO COMBAT 30 IDENTITY THEFT AND PROTECT CITIZENS' PERSONAL INFORMATION AT THOSE AUTO- 31 MATED TELLER MACHINES THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY REGULATED BY FEDERAL OR 32 STATE LAW. 33 S 75-Q. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE: 34 1. "AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE" SHALL MEAN A DEVICE WHICH IS LINKED TO 35 THE ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS OF A BANKING INSTITUTION AND WHICH ENABLES 36 CONSUMERS TO CARRY OUT BANKING TRANSACTIONS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED 37 TO, ACCOUNT TRANSFERS, DEPOSITS, CASH WITHDRAWALS, BALANCE INQUIRIES, 38 AND LOAN PAYMENTS. 39 2. "OPERATOR" SHALL MEAN A PERSON, ORGANIZATION, OR COMPANY, INCLUDING 40 BUT NOT LIMITED TO ONE WHO OWNS, INVESTS IN, OR LEASES AN AUTOMATED 41 TELLER MACHINE AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE, FUNCTIONING, AND 42 OPERATION OF SUCH MACHINE, WHICH IS LOCATED IN ANY BUILDING, STRUCTURE, 43 OR SPACE WHOSE PRIMARY PURPOSE OR FUNCTION IS UNRELATED TO BANKING 44 ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SUPERMARKETS, RESTAURANTS, 45 BARS, CONVENIENCE STORES, AIRPORTS, SCHOOL BUILDINGS, AND PUBLIC BUILD- 46 INGS. 47 3. "AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE PLACEMENT AGREEMENT" SHALL MEAN AN AGREE- 48 MENT BETWEEN A MERCHANT AND A PRIVATE AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE OPERATOR 49 AUTHORIZING THE LOCATION AND PROVIDING THE TERMS OF OPERATION OF A 50 PRIVATE AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE AT A SPECIFIED SITE, INCLUDING THE 51 MERCHANT'S PLACE OF BUSINESS. 52 4. "EFT NETWORK" SHALL MEAN AN ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER NETWORK THAT 53 ENABLES THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS IN AND OUT OF A PERSON'S BANK ACCOUNT WHEN 54 SUCH PERSON COMPLETES A TRANSACTION AT AN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE. 55 5. "TRANSACTION" SHALL MEAN THE ACT OF ACCESSING AN ACCOUNT AT A 56 FINANCIAL INSTITUTION WITH A CREDIT CARD, DEBIT CARD, OR OTHER BANKCARD A. 8600 3 1 AT A PRIVATE AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING CASH 2 WITHDRAWALS, BALANCE INQUIRIES, DEPOSITS, FUND TRANSFERS FROM OR TO THE 3 ACCOUNT, OR ENGAGING IN ANY OTHER TRANSACTION. 4 S 75-R. APPLICABILITY. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL APPLY TO 5 ANY UNENCLOSED AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE LOCATED IN ANY BUILDING, STRUC- 6 TURE, OR SPACE WHOSE PRIMARY PURPOSE OR FUNCTION IS UNRELATED TO BANKING 7 ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SUPERMARKETS, RESTAURANTS, 8 BARS, CONVENIENCE STORES, AIRPORTS, SCHOOL BUILDINGS, AND PUBLIC BUILD- 9 INGS, WHERE SUCH AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE IS AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY 10 DURING THE REGULAR HOURS OF OPERATION OF THE BUILDING, STRUCTURE, OR 11 SPACE IN WHICH SUCH MACHINE IS LOCATED. 12 S 75-S. REGISTRATION. 1. AN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE SHALL NOT BE 13 MAINTAINED BY AN OPERATOR UNLESS SUCH MACHINE HAS FIRST BEEN REGISTERED 14 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE. 15 2. EVERY OPERATOR OF AN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE OPERATED IN THE STATE 16 SHALL SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF 17 FINANCIAL SERVICES IN THE FORM AND MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE SUPERINTEN- 18 DENT. SUCH APPLICATION SHALL CONTAIN: 19 A. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE TO BE REGIS- 20 TERED, INCLUDING THE NAME AND SERIAL NUMBER OF SUCH MACHINE, 21 B. THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE OPERATOR OF SUCH MACHINE, SPECIFYING IN 22 THE CASE OF AN UNINCORPORATED PARTNERSHIP, THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH 23 MEMBER OR PARTNER THEREOF, OR IN THE CASE OF A CORPORATION, THE NAME AND 24 ADDRESS OF EACH OFFICER OF THE CORPORATION, 25 C. THE LOCATION OF THE AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE TO BE REGISTERED, 26 D. PROOF SATISFACTORY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT THAT SUCH MACHINE IS IN 27 COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS, AND 28 E. SUCH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS THE SUPERINTENDENT MAY REQUIRE. 29 3. THE REMOVAL OF ANY AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE FROM A PREMISES AND ITS 30 RELOCATION IN A DIFFERENT PREMISES WITHIN THIS STATE SHALL REQUIRE THE 31 RENEWAL OF SUCH REGISTRATION OF SUCH MACHINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 32 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. 33 4. REGISTRATIONS AND RENEWALS SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON DATES ESTABLISHED 34 BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND SHALL EXPIRE ONE YEAR AFTER SUCH DATE. WHERE 35 SUCH REGISTRATION EXPIRATION DATE FALLS ON A SATURDAY, SUNDAY, OR HOLI- 36 DAY, SUCH REGISTRATION SHALL BE VALID FOR THE OPERATION OF THE AUTOMATED 37 TELLER MACHINE UNTIL THE END OF THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY FOLLOWING SUCH 38 SATURDAY, SUNDAY, OR HOLIDAY. 39 5. EACH OPERATOR SHALL PAY A REGISTRATION FEE OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS 40 FOR EACH AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE HE OR SHE WISHES TO REGISTER. EACH 41 OPERATOR SHALL PAY A RENEWAL REGISTRATION FEE OF FIFTY DOLLARS FOR THE 42 REGISTRATION OF EACH AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE HE OR SHE WISHES TO RENEW. 43 6. ANY OPERATOR WHO HAS PLACED AN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE IN SERVICE 44 PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL HAVE NINETY DAYS FROM 45 SUCH EFFECTIVE DATE TO ENSURE THAT HIS OR HER MACHINES ARE REGISTERED IN 46 ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE. 47 S 75-T. REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER 48 PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE, NO PERSON OR ENTITY SHALL PERMIT AN UNENC- 49 LOSED AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE TO BE LOCATED ON HIS OR HER PREMISES 50 WITHOUT HAVING OBTAINED PROOF THAT SUCH MACHINE HAS BEEN REGISTERED IN 51 ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE. 52 2. EACH OPERATOR OF AN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE REGISTERED IN ACCORD- 53 ANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE SHALL: 54 A. COMPLY WITH ALL EFT NETWORK OPERATING RULES AND ALL LOCAL, STATE, 55 AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE OPERATIONS OF ITS PRIVATE AUTO- 56 MATED TELLER MACHINES; A. 8600 4 1 B. MAINTAIN COMPREHENSIVE AND VERIFIABLE INVENTORY PROCEDURES AND 2 ESTABLISH CONTROLS THAT IDENTIFY THE LOCATION OF ALL OF THE PRIVATE 3 AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES THAT IT OWNS AND OPERATES WITHIN THE STATE; 4 C. WHEN LOCATING AND INSTALLING AN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE ON PREM- 5 ISES OWNED BY ANOTHER PERSON OR ENTITY, OPERATE SUCH MACHINE ONLY PURSU- 6 ANT TO AN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE PLACEMENT AGREEMENT WITH A PERSON OR 7 ENTITY WHO IS LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT BUSINESS IN NEW YORK STATE. 8 SUCH AGREEMENT SHALL PROVIDE THE OPERATOR'S FULL LEGAL NAME AND ANY 9 TRADE NAME UNDER WHICH BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED, ALONG WITH THE OPERATOR'S 10 FEDERAL AND NEW YORK INCOME TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS, OR IN THE CASE 11 OF A SOLE PROPRIETOR, HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, AND SHALL BE 12 FILED WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT; AND 13 D. POST IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE ON THE FRONT OF EACH PRIVATE AUTOMATED 14 TELLER MACHINE A NOTICE IN AT LEAST TWENTY-FOUR-POINT TYPE SETTING 15 FORTH: (I) THE NAME OF THE OPERATOR OF THE AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE, AS 16 WELL AS THE NAME AND PHONE NUMBER OF THE MERCHANT ON WHOSE PREMISES SUCH 17 MACHINE IS LOCATED; (II) THE TELEPHONE NUMBER WHERE THE SUPERINTENDENT 18 MAY BE CONTACTED; AND (III) THE LANGUAGE: "PROTECT YOUR PIN. REPORT A 19 LOST OR STOLEN CARD IMMEDIATELY." 20 3. EVERY OPERATOR OF AN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE, AND ANY PERSON OR 21 ENTITY ON WHOSE PREMISES ANY SUCH MACHINE IS LOCATED AND INSTALLED, 22 SHALL MAINTAIN SUCH RECORDS IN RELATION TO SUCH MACHINE AS THE SUPER- 23 INTENDENT MAY REQUIRE. 24 S 75-U. APPLICATION; WAIVER. 1. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL 25 NOT APPLY TO ANY ESTABLISHMENT THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 26 ARTICLE TWO-AA OF THIS CHAPTER. 27 2. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT BE WAIVED FOR ANY OPERA- 28 TOR. 29 S 75-V. PENALTIES. 1. ANY OPERATOR OF AN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE 30 FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE 31 SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, WHICH MAY BE 32 RECOVERED FOLLOWING NOTICE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD IN A PROCEED- 33 ING BEFORE THE SUPERINTENDENT. EACH PERIOD OF FIFTEEN DAYS THAT SUCH 34 VIOLATION REMAINS UNCORRECTED SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE, DISTINCT 35 OFFENSE. 36 2. ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WHO PERMITS AN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE TO BE 37 LOCATED AND INSTALLED AND TO OPERATE ON HIS OR HER PREMISES IN VIOLATION 38 OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF 39 UP TO TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS, WHICH MAY BE RECOVERED FOLLOWING NOTICE 40 AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD IN A PROCEEDING BEFORE THE SUPERINTEN- 41 DENT. EACH PERIOD OF FIFTEEN DAYS THAT SUCH VIOLATION REMAINS UNCOR- 42 RECTED SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE, DISTINCT OFFENSE. 43 3. ANY CIVIL PENALTY IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL NOT LIMIT 44 OR PRECLUDE ANY CAUSE OF ACTION AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY 45 INJURED OR AGGRIEVED BY SUCH ACTION. 46 S 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 47 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the superintendent of 48 financial services is authorized to implement any rule or regulation 49 necessary for the timely implementation of this act on its effective 50 date.