Bill Text: NY A02658 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Exempts statements of victims and witnesses relating to sexual abuse or misconduct from disclosure under FOIL provisions.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-7)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to governmental operations [A02658 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A02658-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2658
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 24, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. LAVINE, COLTON, WILLIAMS, COOK, D'URSO, ENGLE-
          BRIGHT, ORTIZ,  BLAKE,  GALEF,  MORINELLO,  RAIA,  GIGLIO,  MONTESANO,
          DiPIETRO, RA, LAWRENCE, JAFFEE, DICKENS, PEOPLES-STOKES -- Multi-Spon-
          sored  by  --  M.  of  A. BRAUNSTEIN, HEVESI, HYNDMAN -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
        AN ACT to amend the  public  officers  law,  in  relation  to  exempting
          certain statements relating to sexual abuse or misconduct from disclo-
          sure
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 of section 87 of the  public
     2  officers law, as added by chapter 933 of the laws of 1977, is amended to
     3  read as follows:
     4    (e) are compiled for law enforcement purposes and which, if disclosed,
     5  would:
     6    i.   interfere   with   law  enforcement  investigations  or  judicial
     7  proceedings;
     8    ii. deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or  impartial  adjudi-
     9  cation;
    10    iii.  identify a confidential source or disclose confidential informa-
    11  tion relating to a criminal investigation; [or]
    12    iv. reveal criminal investigative  techniques  or  procedures,  except
    13  routine techniques and procedures; or
    14    v. reveal any statement made by a witness or victim relating to sexual
    15  abuse or misconduct;
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04606-01-9