Bill Text: NY A04509 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 4509 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires law enforcement officers to turn on video cameras and recording equipment located in law enforcement vehicles in certain circumstances.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-03 - enacting clause stricken [A04509 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A04509-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4509
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 3, 2015
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK, ROBERTS, RIVERA, AUBRY -- Multi-Sponsored
         by -- M. of A. COOK, GOTTFRIED, SEPULVEDA, SKARTADOS -- read once  and
         referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
       AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring law enforce-
         ment officers to turn on video cameras and recording equipment located
         in law enforcement vehicles in certain circumstances
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  845-a
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S  845-A.  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  VEHICLES  EQUIPPED WITH VIDEO CAMERAS AND
    4  RECORDING EQUIPMENT. 1. ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO TRAVELS IN A LAW
    5  ENFORCEMENT VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A VIDEO CAMERA AND/OR RECORDING EQUIP-
    6  MENT, AND WHO STOPS SUCH VEHICLE TO INTERACT WITH  THE  GENERAL  PUBLIC,
    7  SHALL TURN ON SUCH VIDEO CAMERA AND RECORDING EQUIPMENT PRIOR TO EXITING
    8  SUCH VEHICLE.
    9    2.  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL PROMULGATE
   10  RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO  IMPLEMENT  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
   11  SECTION.
   12    3.  SUCH  RULES  AND REGULATIONS SHALL ESTABLISH MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR
   13  THE VIDEO CAMERAS AND RECORDING EQUIPMENT TO BE USED.  SUCH  REGULATIONS
   14  SHALL  PROVIDE THAT SUCH EQUIPMENT BE OUTFITTED WITH ANTI-TAMPER DEVICES
   15  AND ROUTINELY EXAMINED AND SERVICED AT MINIMUM TWICE PER YEAR.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08648-01-5