§ 8A:202. Security measures at convenience stores.

All convenience stores shall be equipped with the following security devices during any period of time that the establishment is open for business to the general public:

(1)

A time-delay safe or other cash containment receptacle that is bolted to or recessed in the floor, installed in the wall or counter, or weighing at least five hundred (500) pounds, that is equipped with a drop slot or other means for depositing currency, checks, coins and the like directly into the body of the safe and which limits employee access to surplus cash receipts;

(2)

A conspicuous notice at all doors which are used for purposes of ingress and egress, which states that the cash register contains fifty dollars ($50.00) or less and that the safe on the premises is not accessible to employees on duty;

(3)

Conspicuous height markers affixed to the vertical frame of all doors that are used for purposes of ingress or egress, which provide clear measurement markings at the half-foot and foot level, measured from the floor, for use in assisting suspect identification;

(4)

Sufficient exterior lighting to illuminate the entire principal parking area and walkways, including the front of the store, restroom, and all points of ingress and egress regularly used by customers and employees, so as to permit clear visibility of objects and individuals in said areas;

(5)

If a line of sight exists, it shall not be obstructed by window signage, window tinting and interior lighting so as to permit a clear, unobstructed view of the cash register and transaction area from inside or outside the building and the adjoining street.

(6)

A security camera system with a minimum quality equal to a 35mm camera capable of creating an image with at least the minimum quality of a 35mm camera that records and is capable under normal lighting and operating conditions of producing a reasonable photographic image on film or tape of persons at or near the sales transaction area. The camera system shall be:

(a)

Positioned to provide photographic coverage of all register locations in use and to minimize tampering by customers, employees or criminal offenders;

(b)

Maintained on a routine basis not to exceed every six (6) months to ensure that the camera system contains a full roll of film or sufficient tape and is working properly at all times; verification of such maintenance, including test photographs produced when the system is installed or maintained, retained on the premises and made available for periodic inspection by the department or sheriff's office during all hours in which the convenience store is open; and

(c)

Capable of continuous operation or activation by a remote triggering device such as a concealed button or bait clip, which will then automatically take a series of at least twenty-four (24) photographs; and

(d)

Capable under normal lighting and operating conditions of recording and producing a recognizable color, retrievable, enlargeable and reproducible photographic image on file or tape of persons at or near the sales transaction area. Such photographic image shall be of sufficient clarity to provide for suspect identification in a departmental or sheriff's office investigation or criminal proceeding.

The requirements set forth in this subsection shall not apply to operations which conduct their business exclusively by means of a pass-through device with U.L. level II bullet-resistant enclosures, as long as the store does not experience an armed robbery. If such a robbery occurs the business shall install a camera as required by this subsection within thirty (30) days of the robbery.

All convenience stores shall install security camera of a type and number approved by the department or the sheriff's office, depending on the jurisdiction of the store, no later than March 1, 1994.

(Ord. No. 9670, § 1, 8-11-93; Ord. No. 12993, § 1, 6-23-04)