SAGINAW, Mich. – The Saginaw City Council voted unanimously this week on an ordinance requiring some businesses to install a minimum of three surveillance recording cameras. According to Michigan Live, businesses with “characteristics which may tend to increase the risk of criminal activity on their premises” have one year to make the change.

The ordinance will not only cover banks, gun shops and check-cashing businesses, but also all hotels, gas stations, pharmacies, cell phone dealers and liquor stores. Surveillance systems will be subject to approval and inspection by the city’s police department. After a reported crime, the establishment would be required to provide the recording to the police. Businesses would also be subject to inspections of their surveillance systems at the request of the police.

While overall crime in the city has dropped significantly over the past decade, a recent violent incident captured on surveillance footage is being used to make the case that video recording devices should be mandatory, according to the news source.