[Adopted 7-29-2014 by L.L. No. 21-2014]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meaning indicated:
COVERED BUSINESS
Any partnership, joint venture, club, corporation or other
form of business organization which opens its facilities to the general
public for the sale and purchase of goods or services.
HOTEL OR MOTEL
An establishment which is regularly used and kept open as
such in a bonafide manner for the feeding and lodging of guests, where
all who conduct themselves properly and who are able and ready to
pay for such services are received if there are accommodations for
them. This term shall include a tourist cabin, camp, resort, tavern,
inn, boardinghouse, lodging house or any other establishment comparable
or equivalent to any of those previously mentioned.
MULTI-LINE TELEPHONE SYSTEM
Any system comprised of common control unit(s), telephone
sets, control hardware and software, and adjunct systems which enables
users to make and receive telephone calls using shared resources such
as telephone network trunks or data link bandwidth. This term includes,
but is not limited to, network-based and premises-based systems such
as Centrex service, premises-based, hosted and cloud-based VoIP, as
well as PBX, Hybrid and Key Telephone Systems, as classified by the
FCC under Part 68 of its rules.
The requirements set forth in §
436-3 of this article shall not apply to any hotel, motel or covered business that would be required to upgrade the hardware of its telephone network to meet said requirements. However, these exempted entities shall be required to place an instructional sticker on or immediately adjacent to each telephone informing users of the phone's inability to directly dial 911 and the procedures to follow in case of an emergency. Each instructional sticker shall be printed in bold, easy-to-read font in a contrasting color with a minimum print size of sixteen-point font.
The Department of Labor, Licensing and Consumer Affairs is hereby
authorized to enforce this article.
This article shall apply to all actions occurring on or after
the effective date of this law.
This article shall take effect on the 180th day immediately
subsequent to filing in the Office of the Secretary of State.