HB 1138 - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1138
AN ACT requiring warnings for certain antitheft devices.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ruffner, Rock 25; Rep. Pilliod, Belk 3; Rep. Martel, Hills 45; Rep. Batula, Hills 18; Rep. Millham, Belk 4; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Squires, Dist 12
This bill requires merchants to place appropriate signage within 5 feet of an antitheft device to warn persons with pacemakers.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2042
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT requiring warnings for certain antitheft devices.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Chapter Heading Changed. Amend the chapter heading of RSA 358-M to read as follows:
MERCHANT'S [CHECK ACCEPTANCE] POLICIES
2 New Subdivision Heading; Provision of Credit Card Number or Expiration Date Not Required. Amend RSA 358-M by inserting the following subdivision heading preceding RSA 358-M:1:
Provision of Credit Card Number or Expiration Date Not Required
3 New Subdivision; Warning Signs Required for Antitheft Devices. Amend RSA 358-M by inserting after section 1 the following new subdivision:
Warning Signs Required for Antitheft Devices
358-M:2 Warning Signs Required for Antitheft Devices. Persons using acoustomagnetic EAS systems otherwise known as shoplifting gates shall place an appropriate sign warning persons with pacemakers not to linger near such devices. The signs shall be at least 8" by 10" and shall be placed within 5 feet of such device. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2001.