Senate Bill S1255

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires all interrogations to be videotaped

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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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2013-S1255 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 66 §66.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1082
2011-2012: S1377

2013-S1255 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all interrogations to be videotaped.

2013-S1255 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1255 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1255

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. PERKINS, HASSELL-THOMPSON, KRUEGER, PARKER, SMITH --
  read  twice  and  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
  the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation  to  videotaping
  interrogations

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

  Section 1. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new arti-
cle 66 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 66
                       VIDEOTAPING INTERROGATIONS
SECTION 66.10. VIDEOTAPING INTERROGATIONS.
S 66.10 VIDEOTAPING INTERROGATIONS.
  1. ALL  INTERROGATIONS  OF  SUSPECTS,  IN  POLICE  CUSTODY,  SHALL  BE
RECORDED,  IN  THEIR  ENTIRETY,  ON  VIDEOTAPE OF REASONABLE CLARITY AND
AUDIBILITY. THEREAFTER, THE VIDEOTAPES SHALL BE SEALED,  WHEREUPON  SUCH
VIDEOTAPES  SHALL  BE  UNSEALED  AND  MADE AVAILABLE ONLY WHERE THEY ARE
REQUIRED FOR PRODUCTION FOR TRIAL, EVIDENTIARY PURPOSES,  OR  WHERE  THE
INDIVIDUAL  WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF THE VIDEOTAPE, OR HIS OR HER REPRESEN-
TATIVE, REQUESTS SUCH TAPE. ALL SEALED VIDEOTAPES REPRESENTING  INTERRO-
GATIONS SHALL BE PRESERVED FOR AT LEAST TEN YEARS IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO
MAINTAIN THE CLARITY AND AUDIBILITY OF THE VIDEOTAPE.
  2. THE INTRODUCTION INTO EVIDENCE OF THE CONFESSION OF A SUSPECT, MADE
TO  A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER DURING THE INTERROGATION PROCESS AND DOCU-
MENTED ON VIDEOTAPE, SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED  BY  THE  CORROBORATING  VIDE-
OTAPE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02693-01-3

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