{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-26-131.05","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 26-131.05","heading":"Evaluation of automated teller machine safety.","body":"(a)\nAn 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:\n(1)\nThe extent to which the lighting for the automated teller machine complies, or will comply, with the standards required by this chapter;\n(2)\nThe presence of obstructions, including landscaping and vegetation, in the area of the automated teller machine, the access area, and the defined parking area; and\n(3)\nThe 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.\n\n(b)\nThis chapter shall not impose a duty to relocate or modify an automated teller machine upon the occurrence of a particular event or circumstance.","path":["Title 26. Banks and Other Financial Institutions.","Chapter 1A. Automated Teller Machines."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/26-131.05","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"d604504fbc3fe84c64c13cf1b079e44673dd9835b33cdf6482175e2f20f95af0","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-26-131.04","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-26-131.06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}