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Aug 17, 2006 11:27 am US/Eastern

'Imette's Law': N.Y. Bar Bouncers Must Be Licensed

NEW YORK (CBS/AP) ― Bar bouncers in New York City must be licensed under a new law passed by the city council. The council approved the law yesterday in the wake of the killing Imette St. Guillen after she left a bar in SoHo in March. The bouncer at the bar, Darryl Littlejohn, has been charged with the 24-year-old woman's murder.

Council Speaker Christine Quinn says bouncers are supposed to make customers feel safe.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said he will sign the legislation into law. It is part of a package of bills to make bars and nightspots safer and clamp down on underage drinking. One aspect requires a bar to have one bouncer for every 75 patrons.

The legislation require security cameras be installed at entrances and exits at all nightspots, and high tech ID scanners must be used to catch fake IDs.

Another recent killing of a New Jersey teen was connected to a night of drinking at a Manhattan club.

Jennifer Moore, 18, of Harrington Park, N.J., was killed when she was picked up on the West Side Highway after being separated from her friend.

Her body was found in a New Jersey dumpster.

Additional Coverage
Slideshow: Evidence In Imette St. Guillen Murder

  June 4: St. Guillen Scholarship Awarded At John Jay

March 22: Part I Of Jailhouse Interview With Littlejohn

March 22: Part II Of Jailhouse Interview With Littlejohn

  April 27: Littlejohn Pleads Not Guilty To Second Assault

March 10: St. Guillen's Friends Focus On Falls' Owners
March 1: For Now, Murdered Student's Trail Ends At The Falls
March 17: Key St. Guillen Witness Is 2nd Bouncer With Criminal Past

(© 2006 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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