Mesa, Ariz., Proposes Security Ordinance that Mandates Security Video in Certain Businesses

It doesn’t happen often, but Mesa is now considering new safety and security mandates for high traffic retail businesses. In the past, Florida mandated similar requirements after a spate of sometimes violence convenience store crimes.

In Mesa, businesses covered will include convenience stores, bars, video arcades and some larger stores.

Among the rules: having at least two employees at work at one time; a security video system; and panic alarms.

The proposed ordinance mirrors one in Tempe, Ariz., in place for about a decade.