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Layton bans virtual‑currency kiosks in public places; businesses get 60 days to remove machines
Summary
The council adopted an ordinance to prohibit virtual‑currency kiosks accessible to the public, giving businesses 60 days to remove them and making hosting a class B misdemeanor; staff cited more than $2 million in local losses to kiosk fraud from 2021–2025 and an Iowa Attorney General finding that a high share of kiosk transactions were fraudulent.
The Layton City Council approved an ordinance on March 19 that prohibits the operation, permitting or location of virtual‑currency kiosks in places open or generally accessible to the public and gives businesses a 60‑day compliance window to remove existing machines.
City Attorney Clint Drake, presenting the ordinance as a staff recommendation, said the city’s police investigation and other reports show kiosks can be…
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