Int. No. 91
By Council Members Povman, Lasher,Duane and Eisland.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to regulating audible alarms in buildings and dwelling units.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision d of section 24-221 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
(d) No owner of a building, occupant of a dwelling unit or owner of a motor vehicle shall have in operation an audible burglar alarm thereon unless such burglar alarm shall be capable of and shall automatically terminate its audible response within [fifteen] five minutes of its being activated in the case of a building or a dwelling unit, and three minutes of its being activated in the case of a motor vehicle. No audible burglar alarm on a motor vehicle shall be capable of being activated except by (i) direct physical contact with that motor vehicle or (ii) through the use of an individual remote activation device that is designed to be used with the audible burglar alarm system of a particular vehicle which alarm shall be capable of and shall terminate its audible response within three minutes of its being activated.
ยง2. This local law shall take effect ninety days after its enactment into law; provided, however, that on or after the date of enactment of this local law the department of environmental
protection shall promulgate any rules necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this local law and shall take any other actions necessary for the administration of this local law.
Referred to the Committee on Environmental Protection.
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11/6/96 1:15 pm
Reso. 886