Bill Text: NY A04004 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires all agencies of the city of New York which issue summons to document violations with photographic evidence when feasible.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to codes [A04004 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A04004-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4004

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 8, 2023
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  EICHENSTEIN -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Codes

        AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
          relation  to requiring all city agencies issuing summonses to document
          violations by photographic evidence when possible and practicable

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. Title 7 of the administrative code of the city of New York
     2  is amended by adding a new chapter 10 to read as follows:
     3                                 CHAPTER 10
     4                         EVIDENCE FOR AGENCY SUMMONS
     5    § 7-1001 Photographic evidence for agency summons. 1. All  city  agen-
     6  cies  issuing  summonses that are subject to review by any entity within
     7  the office of administrative tribunals and hearings shall review all  of
     8  the  violations  for  which a summons may be issued to develop a list of
     9  violations that can be proven through the use of photographic evidence.
    10    2. For any violation appearing on these  lists,  city  agencies  shall
    11  document  such  violations by photographic evidence taken at the time of
    12  the issuance of a summons. Such photographic evidence may be gathered by
    13  using a camera, mobile phone, or any other device capable  of  producing
    14  an electronic picture file.
    15    3.  When it is either impracticable or impossible for a city agency to
    16  document a violation appearing on such lists as prescribed  in  subdivi-
    17  sion  two  of this section, the issuing agent or officer shall include a
    18  statement within the summons explaining  why  it  was  impracticable  or
    19  impossible to do so.
    20    4.  Photographic  evidence  shall  be included in summons filings made
    21  available online at the office of administrative tribunals and hearing's
    22  website, allowing a respondent to view the  photographic  evidence  that
    23  has been collected against him or her.
    24    5. Agencies shall be authorized to promulgate rules relative to creat-
    25  ing  procedures  for the collection of photographic evidence required by
    26  this section.
    27    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05250-01-3