(a) An operator of, or person controlling, an automated teller machine shall adopt procedures for evaluating the safety of an automated teller machine. The procedures shall include a consideration of the following:
(1) The extent to which the lighting for the automated teller machine complies, or will comply, with the standards required by this chapter;
(2) The presence of obstructions, including landscaping and vegetation, in the area of the automated teller machine, the access area, and the defined parking area; and
(3) The incidence of crimes of violence in the immediate neighborhood of the automated teller machine, as reflected in the records of the local law enforcement agency.
(b) This chapter shall not impose a duty to relocate or modify an automated teller machine upon the occurrence of a particular event or circumstance.
(June 9, 2001, D.C. Law 13-308, § 505, 48 DCR 3244.)
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 26 - Banks and Other Financial Institutions
Chapter 1A - Automated Teller Machines
§ 26–131.03. Establishment of an automated teller machine or point-of-sale terminal
§ 26–131.04. Satellite device or point-of-sale terminal
§ 26–131.05. Evaluation of automated teller machine safety
§ 26–131.06. Lighting of automated teller machine area
§ 26–131.07. Automated teller machine surcharge disclosure
§ 26–131.08. Point-of-sale terminal surcharge disclosure
§ 26–131.09. Complaints against an operator of an automated teller machine
§ 26–131.10. Registration of automated teller machines
§ 26–131.11. Record keeping requirements
§ 26–131.13. Authority of Commissioner to issue rules and regulations