STATE OF NEW YORK
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6845--A
Cal. No. 650
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
August 7, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to
the Committee on Banks in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second
report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
retaining its place in the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the banking law, in relation to requiring a notice to be
posted on all automated teller machines regarding skimming
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Sections 75-n and 75-o of the banking law, are renumbered
2 75-o and 75-p and a new section 75-n is added to read as follows:
3 § 75-n. Skimming awareness notice. 1. For the purposes of this
4 section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
5 (a) "automated teller machine operator" shall mean any person who
6 operates an automated teller machine at which consumers may make finan-
7 cial transactions, including, but not limited to, deposits, withdrawals,
8 balance inquiries, and loan payments;
9 (b) "skimming" shall be defined as obtaining a consumer's personal
10 identifying information as defined in subdivision one of section 190.77
11 of the penal law through the use of a skimmer device as defined in
12 subdivision two of section 190.85 of the penal law.
13 2. Notwithstanding section seventy-five-i of this article every auto-
14 mated teller machine operator and banking institution shall place a sign
15 containing a notice regarding skimming on each automated teller machine
16 operated by such automated teller machine operator or banking institu-
17 tion. The attorney general shall promulgate the language for such sign,
18 which shall include steps customers can take to protect themselves from
19 skimming and a phone number for the attorney general's consumer help
20 line or other appropriate contact number as determined by the attorney
21 general to report incidences of suspected skimming.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 3. (a) Any automated teller machine operator or banking institution
2 who fails to comply with the requirements of this section shall be
3 assessed a civil penalty not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars per
4 automated teller machine which lacks the notice required pursuant to
5 subdivision two of this section.
6 (b) If the notice required pursuant to subdivision two of this section
7 has been provided by an automated teller machine operator or banking
8 institution and such notice is subsequently removed, damaged, or altered
9 by any person other than such automated teller machine operator or bank-
10 ing institution, such operator or institution shall have no liability
11 for a failure to comply with subdivision two of this section as long as
12 such notice is replaced within ten business days from such automated
13 teller machine operator or banking institution becoming aware of the
14 defect.
15 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
16 have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the
17 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
18 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
19 and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
