Cal. FIN § 13041
This is the official text of Cal. FIN § 13041, part of California’s Financial Code — regulates banks, credit unions, lenders, and other financial institutions.
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Official statutory text
The operator, owner, or other person responsible therefor, shall provide lighting during hours of darkness with respect to an open and operating automated teller machine and any defined parking area, access area, and the exterior of an enclosed automated teller machine installation according to the following standards:
(a) There shall be a minimum of 10 candlefoot power at the face of the automated teller machine and extending in an unobstructed direction outward five feet.
(b) There shall be a minimum of two candlefoot power within 50 feet from all unobstructed directions from the face of the automated teller machine. In the event the automated teller machine is located within 10 feet of the corner of the building and the automated teller machine is generally accessible from the adjacent side, there shall be minimum of two candlefoot power along the first 40 unobstructed feet of the adjacent side of the building.
(c) There shall be a minimum of two candlefoot power in that portion of the defined parking area within 60 feet of the automated teller machine.
(a) There shall be a minimum of 10 candlefoot power at the face of the automated teller machine and extending in an unobstructed direction outward five feet.
(b) There shall be a minimum of two candlefoot power within 50 feet from all unobstructed directions from the face of the automated teller machine. In the event the automated teller machine is located within 10 feet of the corner of the building and the automated teller machine is generally accessible from the adjacent side, there shall be minimum of two candlefoot power along the first 40 unobstructed feet of the adjacent side of the building.
(c) There shall be a minimum of two candlefoot power in that portion of the defined parking area within 60 feet of the automated teller machine.
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