Senate Bill S4787

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the implementation of an interface between the department of motor vehicles and the state police to compare information submitted to the department

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S4787 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9139
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add 399-p, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S2751, A6642
2015-2016: S1198, A3102

2011-S4787 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the development and implementation of an interface between the department of motor vehicles and the state police for the purpose of comparing information submitted by individuals engaging in in-person, mail or internet transactions with the department of motor vehicles to open criminal warrants.

2011-S4787 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S4787 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4787

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 25, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. McDONALD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the develop-
  ment and implementation of an  interface  between  the  department  of
  motor  vehicles  and  the  state  police  for the purpose of comparing
  information submitted by individuals engaging in  in-person,  mail  or
  internet  transactions  with  the department of motor vehicles to open
  criminal warrants

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
section 399-p to read as follows:
  S 399-P. POLICE INFORMATION INTERFACE.    1.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
ESTABLISH  A  PROGRAM  TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO INTERFACE WITH THE NEW
YORK STATE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK (NYSPIN),  SUCH  THAT  INFORMATION
SUBMITTED  BY INDIVIDUALS ENGAGING IN IN-PERSON, MAIL OR INTERNET TRANS-
ACTIONS WITH THE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE COMPARED TO OPEN CRIMINAL WARRANTS.
THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE,  THE
DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE  SERVICES, AND THE OFFICE FOR TECHNOLOGY
SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SUCH INTERFACE, PURSUANT  TO  THE  FOLLOWING
STANDARDS.
  2. THE INTERFACE SHALL AUTOMATICALLY CONDUCT A REAL-TIME COMPARISON OF
TRANSACTIONAL  INFORMATION ENTERED INTO DEPARTMENT DATABASES AND CURRENT
WARRANT INFORMATION CONTAINED IN NYSPIN. WHEN SUCH COMPARISON  YIELDS  A
CORRELATION  SUFFICIENT  TO  BE CONSIDERED A MATCH, AS DETERMINED BY THE
DIVISION OF STATE POLICE,  A  COMPUTERIZED  SYSTEM  SHALL  AUTOMATICALLY
TRANSMIT ALL DEPARTMENT INFORMATION PERTINENT TO THE WARRANT TO STATE OR
LOCAL  LAW  ENFORCEMENT. THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM SHALL NOT, AT ANY TIME,
ALERT THE DEPARTMENT OR ITS EMPLOYEES OF THE RESULTS  OF  THE  INTERFACE
PROCESS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11024-01-1

              

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