An Act to protect users of electronic branches

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An Act to protect users of electronic branches

An Act to protect users of electronic branches By Representative Jones of North Reading (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

• An Act to protect users of electronic branches By Representative Jones of North Reading (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
• 1211) of John Walsh relative to panic alarms at electronic branches.
• Financial Services.
• Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Official Summary Text

An Act to protect users of electronic branches
By Representative Jones of North Reading (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1211) of John Walsh relative to panic alarms at electronic branches. Financial Services.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1211

Insert a new section 6B, Panic Alarm, to Chapter 167B of the General Laws as follows.

Section 6B. Within one (1) year of passage, every electronic branch will be equipped with a panic alarm. This panic alarm must be operated by a button labelled “EMERGENCY”, similar to the cancel and clear buttons. When activated the electronic branch will (i) immediately cease operation for at least one (1) hour without notice that the panic alarm is active; (ii) retain any access device within its control; and (iii) transmit a panic alarm to the police having jurisdiction and upload any and all video from the electronic branch in a format approved by the state 911 department.

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