Bill Text: NY S04411 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Prohibits the use of unmarked police vehicles, concealed identity police vehicles, including police vehicles which use ghost graphics, and undercover police officers for routine traffic enforcement.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-26 - PRINT NUMBER 4411A [S04411 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S04411-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         4411--A

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    February 8, 2023
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        Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed  to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- recommitted to
          the Committee on Finance in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec.  8  --
          committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
          recommitted to said committee

        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting the use of
          unmarked police  vehicles,  concealed  identify  police  vehicles  and
          undercover police officers for routine traffic enforcement

          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 236 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 236. Prohibition of routine use of unmarked  police  vehicles.    1.
     4  Unmarked  police vehicles, concealed identity police vehicles, including
     5  but not limited to police vehicles which use ghost graphics, and  under-
     6  cover  police  officers  shall  not  be used by the state police for the
     7  routine stopping or apprehension of motorists for offenses  relating  to
     8  the vehicle and traffic law.
     9    2. For purposes of this section, "ghost graphics" means low-visibility
    10  vinyl wraps or decals designed to blend into a vehicle's original design
    11  and paint scheme.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08832-02-4