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Stores given reprieve on new city law |
05.08.2008
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TOLEDO, Ohio—A new Toledo law requiring convenience stores to install security cameras and be licensed will not be enforced until the end of May.
An alliance of shop owners in the city have challenged the law in federal court saying it could force some shops out of business, reported the Toledo Blade.
Scott Ciolek of the Toledo law firm Ciolek & Wicklund and working on behalf of the Midwest Retailers Association said the city agreed to the delay after meeting Tuesday with 20 store owners and operators.
The Toledo City Council on Dec. 11 approved the law, which requires convenience stores—establishments smaller than 5,000 square feet selling food and beverages—to install security cameras. Stores not adhering to the law will be fined $100 per day.
The law was passed to decrease crime, loitering, littering and underage alcohol and tobacco sales. Video footage must also be turned into the Toledo Police upon request.
Ciolek said the law would hold business owners accountable for crimes that they have no control over such as drug dealing, gambling and prostitution. He also said the requirement to give the video to the police constitutes unreasonable search and seizure.
Ciolek filed a complaint on April 2 in U.S. District Court in Toledo seeking a preliminary injunction against the ordinance.
“I am hoping they abolish the whole thing and work with the Midwest Retailers Association to find a new way to turn crime around,” Ciolek told the newspaper.
The city must respond to the complaint by Monday.
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