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Miami-Dade Legislative Item
File Number: 060998

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File Number: 060998

File Type: Resolution

Status: Adopted

Version: 0

Reference: R-573-06

Control: County Commission

File Name: URGE STORES NOT TO SELL GRAPH VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES TO MINORS

Introduced: 3/29/2006

Requester: NONE

Cost:

Final Action: 5/9/2006

Agenda Date: 5/9/2006

Agenda Item Number: 11A26

Notes:

Title:

RESOLUTION URGING STORES AND OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS NOT TO SELL, RENT, OR MAKE AVAILABLE GRAPHICALLY VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES TO MINORS

Indexes:	CHILDREN
	VIDEO AND FILM
	VIOLENCE

Sponsors:	Rebeca Sosa, Prime Sponsor
	Barbara J. Jordan, Co-Sponsor
	Dorrin D. Rolle, Co-Sponsor

Sunset Provision: No

Effective Date:

Expiration Date:

Registered Lobbyist:

None Listed

Legislative History
Acting Body	Date	Agenda Item	Action	Sent To	Due Date	Returned	Pass/Fail

Board of County Commissioners	5/9/2006	11A26	Adopted				P
REPORT:	During consideration of changes to today's agenda, Commissioner Rolle requested to be listed as a co-sponsor to the foregoing proposed resolution.

Community Outreach, Safety & Healthcare Admin Cmte	4/11/2006	2D	Forwarded to BCC with a favorable recommendation				P
REPORT:	Assistant County Attorney Daron Fitch read the foregoing proposed resolution into the record. Chairwoman Sosa noted that education would deter children from using violent video games. Chairwoman Sosa also stressed that ID’s should be implemented to deny under-aged children access to violent video games.

County Attorney	3/29/2006		Assigned	Evan Grob

County Attorney	3/29/2006		Assigned	Community Outreach, Safety & Healthcare Admin Cmte	4/11/2006

Legislative Text

TITLE
RESOLUTION URGING STORES AND OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS NOT TO SELL, RENT, OR MAKE AVAILABLE GRAPHICALLY VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES TO MINORS

BODY
WHEREAS, graphically violent video games may encourage users of the game, particularly children, to engage in criminal or hateful activity and make children suffer deleterious effects on their psychological well-being; and
WHEREAS, the objectives that these games promote are in conflict with the objectives of law enforcement and make their jobs more difficult; and
WHEREAS, as a result of minors viewing these games and engaging in criminal or hateful activity, Miami-Dade County will be required to provide more monies in the area of enforcement and abatement measures; and
WHEREAS, these video games' objectives are incompatible with the moral fabric of the community,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, this Board urges stores and other establishments not to sell, rent, or make available graphically violent video games to minors. Furthermore, the Board of County Commissioners encourages these establishments to require photo identification in order to insure that only individuals eighteen years of age or older purchase or rent said games.