What's happening
This bill prohibits street vendors in New York City from publicly displaying pornographic magazines or materials, imposing fines and potential license suspension for violations.
Why it matters
Limits street vendors’ business practices. by barring them from displaying certain materials, which could reduce their potential customer base and impact their income, especially for those who rely on selling adult magazines as part of their inventory.
Defines “pornographic” specifically. as materials showing sexual intercourse or acts of sexual perversion, creating a clear legal standard but also raising questions about where the line is drawn and who decides what qualifies under this definition.
Escalates penalties for repeat offenses. , starting with monetary fines and progressing to license suspension, which means vendors risk losing their ability to work entirely if they violate the rule multiple times.
Exempts bona fide medical materials. , which helps protect access to legitimate educational or health-related resources but leaves open the challenge of distinguishing between medical and non-medical content in practice.
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Ban Porn Displays by Vendors
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6889
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 25, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to prohibiting the display of pornographic magazines or materials by street vendors in cities of one million or more
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 410.05 to read as follows: § 410.05 Public display of pornographic magazines or materials by street
vendors.
1. It shall be unlawful for street vendors in cities of one million or more to display pornographic magazines or materials.
2. For purposes of this section only, pornographic magazines or materials, are defined as magazines or materials showing acts of sexual intercourse or acts of sexual perversion. This section shall not be construed as applying to bona fide medical photographs or materials.
3. A violation of the provisions of subdivision one of this section shall be punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars, a second violation by a fine of two hundred fifty dollars, and for a third or subsequent violation by suspension of such vendor's license.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10920-01-9
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