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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3941
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 10, 2011
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Introduced by Sen. ADAMS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
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 § 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 § 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-
21 nel, ensure that no alcohol will be sold or distributed, require that
22 attendees provide identification prior to entering the venue and outline
23 weapons detection measures that will be taken. Such plan shall be
24 approved by the police commissioner or his or her designee in the local
25 police department.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04631-01-1
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1 c. An event or activity subject to this section may only be held on a
2 weekend or on any date which is immediately prior to an official state
3 holiday. No such event shall be permitted to operate after 1:00 am.
4 d. The provisions of this section shall apply to any event or activity
5 which is open to persons under the age of eighteen years, for which a
6 fee is charged, where the capacity of the venue exceeds fifty persons,
7 which is held in a venue holding a cabaret or public dance hall license
8 as required under section 20-360 of this code, and at which the primary
9 purpose of the person conducting or operating the event is for patrons
10 to dance as that term is commonly defined.
11 e. Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with the provisions
12 of this section shall be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction
13 thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars
14 for a first violation, ten thousand dollars for a second violation and
15 twenty-five thousand dollars for any subsequent violation.
16 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
17 it shall have become a law.
