[Ord. 6 PSF-F, 7-1-2015 § 1.1]
a. When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
1. AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE — Shall mean a device, linked to a
banking organization's account records, which is able to carry
out transactions, including but not limited to account transfers,
deposits, cash withdrawals, balance inquiries and mortgage and loan
payments.
2. ATM OPERATOR — Shall mean a person, organization, or company
operating a private ATM, but shall not in any event mean an EFT network.
Generally, the operator is the person who provides the service by
which the physical ATM is connected through wired or wireless services
to the banking network in order to conduct the transactions through
the private ATMs, whether to receive cash, make a balance inquiry
or deposit funds, if such is allowed by the ATM itself.
3. ATM PLACEMENT AGREEMENT — Shall mean an agreement between a
merchant and a private ATM operator or a merchant and a distributor
representing a private ATM operator regarding the operation of a private
ATM at a specified site, including the merchant's place of business.
4. BANK ACCOUNT — As this term is used in the vernacular shall
mean and include but not be limited to any fund, account or other
place where a person can deposit his or her money so that it is protected
by Federal banking laws or Security and Exchange Commission rules.
5. CITY — Shall mean the City of Newark.
6. CONSUMER OR CUSTOMER — Shall mean a person or other entity
conducting a transaction at a private ATM.
7. DISTRIBUTOR — Shall mean a person, other than a private ATM
operator, who owns, invests in, or leases a private ATM or enters
into a private ATM placement agreement with a merchant and subsequently
contracts with a private ATM operator for operating the private ATM.
8. EFT NETWORK — Shall mean one or more electronic funds transfer
networks that are available to financial institutions that enable
the transfer of funds in and out of a customer's bank account
when the customer completes a monetary transaction at an ATM, including
private ATMs.
9. FINANCIAL INSTITUTION — Shall mean a bank, savings association,
or credit union or any affiliate or subsidiary thereof, which is recognized
as such by the Federal Gramm-Leach Bliley Act of 1999 (12 U.S.C. § 1811).
10. MERCHANT — Shall mean the owner or lessee who has possession
of the location or premises at which a private ATM is installed and
made available to the merchant's customers or invitees. A merchant
may own or lease a private ATM without being considered a distributor,
provided that the private ATM is intended solely for placement in
that merchant's location or premises.
11. MONETARY TRANSACTION — Shall mean the act of accessing an account
at a financial institution with a credit card, debit card, or other
bank card at a private ATM for the purpose of making cash withdrawals,
balance inquiries, deposits, fund transfers from or to the account,
or engaging in any other transaction.
12. OPERATING AN ATM OR OPERATING THE ATM — Shall mean the process
of maintaining or providing the connection of a private ATM to any
EFT network, regardless of who holds legal or equitable title in and
to the private ATM.
13. PIN or PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER — Shall mean a series
of numbers that identifies a cardholder and permits use of the card.
14. PRIVATE AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE OR PRIVATE ATM — Shall mean
any automated teller machine that is not subject to Federal or State
banking regulations used to gain access to a person's money in
a bank account, which is owned by a non-financial institution and
is a cash dispensing ATM that cannot accept deposits.
15. SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT — Shall mean the agreement between a
financial institution and the private ATM operator that governs the
operation of a private ATM within an EFT network.
[Ord. 6 PSF-F, 7-1-2015 § 1.2]
This chapter shall apply to any private automated teller machine
located in any building, structure or space where the primary purpose
of function of which is unrelated to the provision of financial services
to the public, including but not limited to office buildings, restaurants,
bar, supermarkets, airport, train stations, and school buildings;
and to provide automated teller machine services in the City of Newark,
as of the effective date of this chapter.
[Ord. 6 PSF-F, 7-1-2015 § 1.3]
The following safety rules apply to all private ATMs;
a. All private ATMs must be in well-lit areas;
b. All private ATMs must have devices, such as mirrors or other reflective
panels, that allow consumers to see behind them as they conduct their
transactions. Such devices may be affixed to, or stand independently
of, the private ATM;
c. No private ATM shall be placed or located on a sidewalk (in the right-of-way)
in the City of Newark.
[Ord. 6 PSF-F, 7-1-2015 § 1.4; Ord. 6 PSF-F, 6-15-2016]
a. Any private ATM operator, distributor and merchant operating or has
in service a private ATM in the City of Newark shall register those
ATMs with the Department of Engineering of the City of Newark.
b. If the private ATM operator or distributor is also registered with
at least one EFT network through a sponsorship agreement with a financial
institution that is a member of the EFT network, such EFT registration
information shall accompany private ATM registration with the Department.
Every subsequent ATM registration by an individual or business shall
reference such first registration, and must contain any and all new
information not presented with such prior registrations.
c. Each time a private ATM machine is moved from its currently registered
location to another location within the City of Newark, it must be
reregistered.
d. With respect to any private ATM placed into use prior to the effective
date of this chapter, the ATM operator, or the distributor, and the
merchant shall, between those parties, decide which one of them will
comply with all of the requirements listed in paragraphs a through
d by 60 days from effective date of this chapter.
[Ord. 6 PSF-F, 7-1-2015 § 1.5]
All private ATM operators, distributors and/or merchants in
the City of Newark shall:
a. Comply with all EFT network operating rules and all local, State,
and Federal regulations governing the operations of its private ATMs;
and
b. Maintain comprehensive and verifiable inventory procedures and establish
controls that identify the location of all of the private ATMs that
they operate or have distributed or possess, that are available for
use by the public in the City of Newark; and
c. Post in a conspicuous place on the front of each private ATM a notice
in at least twenty-four-point type setting forth:
1. The name of the merchant and the private ATM operator or distributor;
2. A telephone number of the private ATM operator or distributor;
3. The Federal Trade Commission's identity theft telephone hotline
phone number, currently 1-877-id-theft;
4. The fee charged to use the private ATM and the maximum amount that
can be withdrawn in any single transaction; and
5. The following statement: "Protect your identity: safeguard your card
and PIN number, and take your receipt."
[Ord. 6 PSF-F, 7-1-2015 § 1.6; Ord. 6PSF-F, 6-15-2016]
The Director of the Department of Engineering through the Office
of Inspections and Enforcement shall conduct annual inspections and
enforce the provisions of this chapter.
[Ord. 6 PSF-F, 7-1-2015 § 1.7]
This chapter has no impact on or intent to affect bank, accounts,
Federal and State banking procedures or banking regulations, as such
is not within the jurisdiction of the City of Newark. Nothing in this
chapter shall be interpreted or construed to modify, amend, suspend,
supersede, or cancel any EFT network rule or regulation.
[Ord. 6 PSF-F, 7-1-2015 § 1.8]
Anyone found to be in violation of any provisions of this chapter
shall have 10 business days to correct such violation(s). If not corrected
within 10 business days, the violator shall be subject to a civil
penalty of not more than $250 for the first offense and a civil penalty
of not more than $500 for a second or subsequent offense. Each violation
of any provision of this chapter with respect to a particular automated
teller machine facility shall be considered a separate violation thereof.