(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.
History
June 9, 2001, D.C. Law 13-308, § 505, 48 DCR 3244