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NY S08173
Bill
Status
8/3/2016
Primary Sponsor
Jeffrey Klein
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AI Summary
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Prohibits augmented reality game developers from placing in-game objectives within 100 feet of the digital location corresponding to registered sex offenders' residences (Level 2 and Level 3 offenders subject to lifetime registration under Correction Law Article 6-C).
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Requires developers to update in-game objective exclusions at least once per month to maintain compliance with residency restrictions.
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Defines "augmented reality game" as a digital application accessed on mobile devices (smartphones, tablets, augmented reality glasses) that requires users to physically move to real-world locations to achieve game goals.
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Authorizes the Attorney General to enforce the law through civil action, with penalties of up to $100 per day for each non-compliant digital location within the game.
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Takes effect 60 days after becoming law.
Legislative Description
Prohibits an augmented reality game developer from developing any augmented reality game that causes or allows any in-game objective to be located at, or accessible within a one hundred foot radius of the digital location corresponding with the recorded place of residence of a sex offender as defined in Article 6-C of the correction law; defines "augmented reality game" to be a digital application or game, typically accessed on mobile devices, including but not limited to: smartphones; tablets; or augmented reality glasses; which causes users to physically move to and/or personally interact with locations outside the user's place of residence for the purpose of achieving goals or moving from place to place within the game; authorizes attorney general enforcement.
Last Action
REFERRED TO RULES
8/3/2016