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Int 0847-2026IntroductionvAEnactedBecame law — signed by the Mayor, or automatically after 30 days without action.Enacted after 58d

Require Tourist Scam Protection Education Program

Enacted on Sep 11, 2026

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Signed into Law

Local Law 2026/109

✦ Plain-Language Summary

This bill requires the city to create an education program warning tourists about common scams and how to report them. The program must provide materials in multiple languages on the city website and develop special materials for the 2026 World Cup.

Details

Introduced
Apr 16, 2026
Passed Council
Jun 13, 2026
Enacted
Jun 13, 2026
Body
Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
Type
Introduction
Status
Enacted

Sponsors (1)

Introduced bySandra Ung (D20)

Official Description

This bill would require the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) to establish and implement an outreach and education program to create awareness of common scams targeting and impacting tourists. The program would require DCWP to develop educational materials that include: identification of and safety tips for avoiding common scams; contact information for reporting scams in real time; information related to hotel service disruptions; identification of and rate information for pedicab drivers; identification of sightseeing guides, sightseeing buses, or horse drawn cabs; and instructions for filing a consumer complaint with the department. Educational materials would be required to be posted on DCWP’s website in multiple languages and updated annually. The bill would also make purely technical changes to the headings of four sections of the Administrative Code that established related outreach and education programs administered by DCWP.

Council Vote

48 Yes·0 No·3 Other

Legislative History

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