DETROIT – This week, the Detroit City Council passed new regulations that mandate the city’s self-serve gasoline stations have specific digital surveillance equipment, the Detroit Free Press reports.

The new ordinance requires stations comply with minimum standards for the type and placement of video equipment to receive approval for annual license renewal. Current licenses expire August. 31.

The recent beating death of Steve Utash, which law enforcement officials say would have been caught on a gas station’s camera, sparked the move. “This is much needed for what’s going on in our city,” said Councilman Andre Spivey during the session.

The new law also requires gasoline station owners to provide video footage to police within an hour of being informed about an investigation at their station. Retailers with three or more “documented criminal incidents” over a year will be required to abide by additional security measures recommended by the city’s police department before license renewal.

NACS offers a comprehensive program on convenience store safety designed to keep employees safe.