PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Kings Point will hold a public hearing at 6:00 p.m., on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at the Village Hall, 32 Steppingstone Lane, Kings Point, New York 11024, with respect to Bill 1 of 2023, which reads, as follows: Bill 1 of 2023, A local law amending the Code of the Village of Kings Point to add a new chapter 119, Recording, Prohibited.Be it enacted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Kings Point. Section 1. The Code of the Village of Kings Point is amended to add a new chapter 119, Recording, Prohibited, to read as follows: “Chapter 119RECORDING, PROHIBITED §119-1. Definitions.The following words, for the purposes of this chapter, shall have the meanings indicated:AUTHORIZED PERSON: The Mayor and the Village Clerk.RECORD: Includes both audio and visual recording, whether that visual recording is moving or still. §119-2. Prohibitions. No person shall record or cause someone to record any person or location inside of any Village building, except as set forth in §119-2.§119-3. †Exceptions and affirmative defenses. The prohibition set forth in §119-2 shall not prohibit:A. Recordings authorized by an authorized person.B. Recordings within the court room in the Village Hall: (1) When the court is in public session. (2) When there is a public hearing or other public meeting open to the public.C. It shall be an affirmative defense that a recording was authorized by an authorized person.D. Any recording permitted by the foregoing exceptions shall be performed in a manner that does not interfere with the orderly conduct of the court session or meeting.§119-4. Violations and penalties. A. Any person violating this chapter may be required to leave the building and not enter a Village building for the balance of that day, unless such return is to enter the court room when recordings within the court room are permitted.B. Any person violating this chapter may be prohibited from bringing any device capable of recording, including, but not limited to a mobile telephone, into a Village building for a 30-day period, unless such entrance is to enter the court room when recordings within the court room are permitted.C. Any violation of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties set forth in Chapter 116 of this code. Section 2. Effective date. †This local law shall take effect immediately.Dated: Kings Point, New York
By Order of The Board of Trustees
February 9, 2023
Village of Kings Point
Gomie Persaud, Village Clerk-Treasurer
