Assembly Bill A6623

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires owner of commercial establishment which purchases and resells second hand video games to keep accurate records of said transaction

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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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2013-A6623 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 39-H §§899-aaaa - 899-cccc, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5536
2011-2012: A5112
2015-2016: A5554

2013-A6623 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires owner of commercial establishment which purchases and resells second hand video games to keep accurate records of said transaction.

2013-A6623 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6623

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 12, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. OAKS, BARCLAY, DUPREY, KOLB -- Multi-Sponsored by
  --  M.  of  A.  CROUCH, FINCH, McDONOUGH, SALADINO, WEISENBERG -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in  relation  to  second  hand
  video games

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
39-H to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 39-H
                         SECOND HAND VIDEO GAMES
SECTION 899-AAAA. DEFINITION.
        899-BBBB. CERTAIN INFORMATION TO BE RECORDED.
        899-CCCC. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.
  S 899-AAAA. DEFINITION. FOR PURPOSES  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  "VIDEO  GAME"
MEANS  ANY  ELECTRONIC AMUSEMENT DEVICE THAT UTILIZES A COMPUTER, MICRO-
PROCESSOR OR SIMILAR ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY AND ITS  OWN  MONITOR,  OR  IS
DESIGNED  TO  BE  USED WITH A TELEVISION SET OR A COMPUTER MONITOR, THAT
INTERACTS WITH THE USER OF THE DEVICE.
  S 899-BBBB. CERTAIN INFORMATION TO  BE  RECORDED.  EVERY  OWNER  OF  A
COMMERCIAL  ESTABLISHMENT  WHICH PURCHASES AND RESELLS SECOND HAND VIDEO
GAMES SHALL KEEP A BOOK IN WHICH SHALL BE FAIRLY RECORDED, AT  THE  TIME
OF  SUCH  PURCHASE,  AN  ACCOUNT  AND  DESCRIPTION  OF  THE  VIDEO  GAME
PURCHASED, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY PAID FOR SUCH PURCHASE, THE DATE  OF  THE
PURCHASE,  AND  THE  NAME AND RESIDENCE OF THE PERSON SELLING SUCH VIDEO
GAME. NO SUCH PURCHASE SHALL BE MADE UNLESS THE SELLER  PROVIDES  SATIS-
FACTORY  PHOTOGRAPHIC  IDENTIFICATION  TO THE PURCHASER, AND THE FORM OF
SUCH IDENTIFICATION SHALL ALSO BE RECORDED.
  S 899-CCCC. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.  A  VIOLATION  OF  THIS  ARTICLE
SHALL  BE  PUNISHABLE  BY A CIVIL PENALTY OF FROM ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04219-01-3

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