Equipment required for security of convenience business
This law says that stores open late at night (like convenience stores) have to have certain safety equipment. They need security cameras or bullet-proof glass, a safe that limits how much cash workers can reach, good lighting outside, a sign saying the register has limited cash, and height markers at the door. Late at night (between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.), only a small amount of cash is allowed in the register. The store also needs either a silent alarm connected to police or a regular phone for workers. Window signs or tinted windows that block the view of the cash register area from outside are not allowed.
407.985. Equipment required for of — limitation on cash after 11:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. — prohibited window signs and treatment — defined. — 1. Prior to January 1, 1997, for the protection of employees and the public at late-night convenience businesses, every operator of a convenience business shall ensure that such operator's convenience business is equipped with the following:
(1) A or security camera system capable of recording and retrieving an image to assist law officials in the identification and of a criminal and by January 1, 1998, such system shall have at least one camera focused on the cash area;
(2) A or for restricted access to cash receipts;
(3) Lighting for parking areas and entrances at an intensity to provide clear visibility under normal conditions, which can be satisfied by canopy lighting within ten feet of the building;
(4) A notice at the entrance which states that the cash register contains limited funds;
(5) Height markers at the entrance of the convenience business which display height measures; and
(6) A cash management policy to limit the cash on hand at all times after 11:00 p.m. and before 5:00 a.m.
2. Prior to January 1, 1998, for the protection of employees and the consumer public at late-night convenience businesses, every operator of a convenience business shall ensure that such operator's convenience business is equipped with the following:
(1) A which shall be connected to a security company or a local ; or
(2) A telephone, other than a pay telephone, accessible to employees at all times.
3. After January 1, 1997, for the protection of employees and the consumer public at late-night convenience businesses, every operator of a convenience business shall ensure that:
(1) No window signs shall be located so as to obstruct the view from outside the building to the cash register and sales transaction area; and
(2) No window tinting that significantly reduces exterior or interior view in a normal line of sight.
4. For the purposes of sections 407.980 to 407.990, "operator" means any or responsible for the day-to-day operation of the convenience business.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1995 S.B. 446 § 5, A.L. 1997 H.B. 141)
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