Bill Text: NY S05758 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the regulation of certain events promoted and open to minors; provides a permit process for events open to 50 of more persons; requires filing and approval of a security plan with local police; prohibits operation of such events except on weekends prior to 1:00 am.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO CITIES [S05758 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S05758-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 5758                                                  A. 8683
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                     June 3, 2009
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       IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. ADAMS -- read twice and ordered printed,
         and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
       IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. JEFFRIES, CAMARA, SPANO, ROBINSON,
         KOLB,  ALFANO, SCHIMEL, ERRIGO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. REIL-
         LY, WALKER, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on
         Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
         relation to regulation of certain events promoted and open to minors
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Nyasia's Law".
    2    S  2.  The  administrative  code of the city of New York is amended by
    3  adding a new section 10-168 to read as follows:
    4    S 10-168 REGULATION OF EVENTS PROMOTED TO PERSONS  UNDER  THE  AGE  OF
    5  EIGHTEEN YEARS AT CERTAIN PUBLIC VENUES. NO PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION OR
    6  OTHER  ENTITY  SHALL ORGANIZE, SPONSOR OR OPERATE ANY EVENT OR ACTIVITY,
    7  AS FURTHER DEFINED IN THIS SECTION, WHICH SHALL BE PROMOTED AND/OR  OPEN
    8  TO  PERSONS  UNDER  THE  AGE  OF  EIGHTEEN,  EXCEPT  AS PROVIDED IN THIS
    9  SECTION.
   10    A. THE SPONSOR, PROMOTER OR ORGANIZER OF  AN  EVENT  SUBJECT  TO  THIS
   11  SECTION  SHALL OBTAIN A PERMIT FROM THE POLICE COMMISSIONER. APPLICATION
   12  FOR SUCH PERMIT SHALL BE MADE IN WRITING TO THE LOCAL POLICE  DEPARTMENT
   13  AT  LEAST  THIRTY  DAYS  PRIOR  TO  SUCH  EVENT,  UPON  A  SUITABLE FORM
   14  PRESCRIBED AND FURNISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER.   APPROVAL  OR  DENIAL  OF
   15  SUCH  PERMIT  SHALL  BE MADE AT LEAST TEN DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH EVENT. SUCH
   16  APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE ANY  INFORMATION  AS  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
   17  REQUIRE.
   18    B.  THE  SPONSOR, PROMOTER OR ORGANIZER SHALL FILE A DETAILED SECURITY
   19  PLAN WITH THE PERMIT APPLICATION. SUCH PLAN SHALL  ENSURE  ADHERENCE  TO
   20  CAPACITY  RESTRICTIONS OF THE VENUE, PROVIDE SUFFICIENT SECURITY PERSON-
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       S. 5758                             2                            A. 8683
    1  NEL, ENSURE THAT NO ALCOHOL WILL BE SOLD OR  DISTRIBUTED,  REQUIRE  THAT
    2  ATTENDEES PROVIDE IDENTIFICATION PRIOR TO ENTERING THE VENUE AND OUTLINE
    3  WEAPONS  DETECTION  MEASURES  THAT  WILL  BE  TAKEN.  SUCH PLAN SHALL BE
    4  APPROVED  BY THE POLICE COMMISSIONER OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE IN THE LOCAL
    5  POLICE DEPARTMENT.
    6    C. AN EVENT OR ACTIVITY SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION MAY ONLY BE HELD ON  A
    7  WEEKEND  OR  ON ANY DATE WHICH IS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO AN OFFICIAL STATE
    8  HOLIDAY. NO SUCH EVENT SHALL BE PERMITTED TO OPERATE AFTER 1:00 AM.
    9    D. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY EVENT OR ACTIVITY
   10  WHICH IS OPEN TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS,  FOR  WHICH  A
   11  FEE  IS  CHARGED, WHERE THE CAPACITY OF THE VENUE EXCEEDS FIFTY PERSONS,
   12  WHICH IS HELD IN A VENUE HOLDING A CABARET OR PUBLIC DANCE HALL  LICENSE
   13  AS  REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 20-360 OF THIS CODE, AND AT WHICH THE PRIMARY
   14  PURPOSE OF THE PERSON CONDUCTING OR OPERATING THE EVENT IS  FOR  PATRONS
   15  TO DANCE AS THAT TERM IS COMMONLY DEFINED.
   16    E.  ANY PERSON WHO SHALL VIOLATE OR FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS
   17  OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF  A  VIOLATION  AND,  UPON  CONVICTION
   18  THEREOF, SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A FINE NOT TO EXCEED FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
   19  FOR  A  FIRST VIOLATION, TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A SECOND VIOLATION AND
   20  TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ANY SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION.
   21    S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
   22  it shall have become a law.