DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Approve Groundbreaking Video Surveillance Ordinance
All convenience stores must be in compliance by June 30, 2023
On Tuesday, Dec. 13, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners approved a Video Surveillance Ordinance which will require convenience stores and high-risk businesses to own and operate a video surveillance system.
“With the ongoing violence and crime DeKalb County is experiencing, particularly at gas and service stations, the approval of this ordinance couldn’t be more dire,” said DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson. “The ordinance will be a valuable tool in deterring crime and serving justice to anyone who engages in criminal activity at a DeKalb gas or service station.”
Initially introduced on Feb. 22 by Commissioner Cochran-Johnson, the approved legislation defines high-risk businesses for legal purposes and allows DeKalb County to extend those requirements to any business…
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