CHAPTER 9-600. SERVICE BUSINESSES
§9-621. Sale of Telephone Activated Pagers. [583]
(1) Definitions. In this section the following definitions
shall apply:
(a) Telephone activated pager. Any pager or
"beeper" that is used to receive telephone
communications.
(b) Minor. Any person under the age of 18
years.
(c) Person. Any retail establishment, individual, firm,
association, partnership or corporation engaged in the sale or transfer of
telephone activated pagers.
(2) Prohibited
Conduct:
(a) No person shall sell or otherwise transfer any
telephone activated pager to a minor, unless said minor is accompanied by parent
or legal guardian, who will purchase said pager at the time of purchase or
transfer.
(b) No minor shall, at the time of purchase or transfer of a
telephone activated pager, knowingly furnish fraudulent evidence of majority
including, but not limited to, a motor vehicle operator’s license, an
identification card issued to a member of the Armed Forces, or any document
issued by a federal, state, county or municipal
government.
(3) Required Conduct:
(a) Any person
who sells or transfers a telephone activated pager must require the purchaser to
supply photo identification as proof of lawful age.
(b) Any person who
sells or otherwise transfers a telephone activated pager must maintain a log of
all purchases with the following information: name and address, of said
purchaser and identification number of the telephone activated
pager.
(4) Enforcement:
(a) The Department of Licenses
and Inspections shall enforce the provisions of this
Section.
(5) Penalties:
(a) Any person who violates the
provisions of § 9-621(2)(a), § 9-621(3)(a), § 9-621(3)(b), or any
minor who violates the provisions of § 9-621(2)(b), shall be subject to a
fine or penalty of not less than one hundred (100) dollars nor more than three
hundred (300) dollars.
(b) In addition to the penalties outlined in
§ 9-105, the Department of Licenses and Inspections may revoke the business
privilege license of any person violating the provisions of this Section on
three (3) occasions.