Bill Text: NY A03766 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Prohibits the sale to minors of any video game that has a mature or violent rating.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 0000-00-00 - [A03766 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A03766-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3766
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 27, 2015
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        Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Consumer Affairs and Protection
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to prohibiting
          sale of certain video games to minors
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
     2  391-t to read as follows:
     3    §  391-t.  Sale  of  certain  video  games to minors prohibited. 1. No
     4  person, partnership or corporation shall sell or rent or offer  to  sell
     5  or  rent  to  any  person under the age of eighteen years any video game
     6  that has a mature or violent rating. Such videos may contain, but  shall
     7  not  be limited to, depictions descriptive of, advocating or glamorizing
     8  commission of a violent crime, suicide, sodomy, rape, incest,  bestiali-
     9  ty,  sadomasochism, any form of sexual activity in a violent context, or
    10  advocating or encouraging murder, violent  racism,  religious  violence,
    11  morbid violence or the illegal use of drugs or alcohol.
    12    2. Every person, partnership or corporation engaged in the retail sale
    13  or  rental  of  video  games  shall  store  and display such video games
    14  containing contents listed in subdivision  one  of  this  section  in  a
    15  location  designated  for  persons over the age of eighteen, in a manner
    16  which restricts access to such video games.
    17    3. Sale or rental of any video game that contains any contents  listed
    18  in  subdivision one of this section, shall be made only to an individual
    19  who demonstrates, through (a) a valid driver's license  or  non-driver's
    20  identification  and  issued  by  the commissioner of motor vehicles, the
    21  federal  government,  any  United  States  territory,  commonwealth   or
    22  possession,  the  District  of  Columbia,  a state government within the
    23  United States or a provincial government of the dominion of  Canada;  or
    24  (b) a valid passport issued by the United States government or any other
    25  country;  or  (c)  an  identification  card issued by the United States,
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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