N.Y. General Business Law 612 – Sale and rental of video games and films
§ 612. Sale and rental of video games and films. 1. No person, partnership or corporation shall sell or rent at retail or attempt to sell or rent at retail a video game or film unless a video game rating or the rating of the motion picture from which the film was copied is clearly displayed on the outside of the case, jacket or other cover of the video game or film.
Terms Used In N.Y. General Business Law 612
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Film: means any videotape, video cassette or other reproduction of a motion picture, concert, musical production or other video event. See N.Y. General Business Law 611
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Rating: means a standardized designation commonly used to inform parents about video games or motion pictures in retail or theatrical release, respectively, regarding viewing or playing by their children. See N.Y. General Business Law 611
- Video game: means electronic or computerized game software that users manipulate through interactive devices to generate images on a display screen. See N.Y. General Business Law 611
2. This section shall not apply to a "mail order business" as defined in section three hundred ninety-six-m of this chapter or to any film which is a reproduction of a motion picture, concert, musical production or other video event, or any video game, which has not been given a rating, nor shall it apply to any motion picture or video game which has been altered subsequent to receiving a rating.
3. A violation of subdivision one of this section shall be punishable by a civil penalty of not more than one hundred dollars.