Senate Bill S1737

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to ethnic or racial profiling

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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-S1737 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §837-s, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8250
2011-2012: S1872
2015-2016: S3576
2017-2018: S2146

2013-S1737 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to ethnic or racial profiling; prohibits law enforcement agencies and officers from engaging in racial or ethnic profiling.

2013-S1737 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1737 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1737

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. ESPAILLAT, PERKINS, RIVERA -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law, in relation to ethnic or racial
  profiling

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

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-s
to read as follows:
  S 837-S. ETHNIC AND RACIAL PROFILING. 1.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
SECTION:
  (A)  "LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY" MEANS AN AGENCY ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE
OR A UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT WHICH EMPLOYS  POLICE  OFFICERS  OR  PEACE
OFFICERS WHO ARE EMPOWERED TO AND IN THE COURSE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES
LAWFULLY STOP MOTOR VEHICLES OR STOP AND FRISK INDIVIDUALS.
  (B)  "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" MEANS A POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER
EMPLOYED BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
  (C) "RACIAL OR ETHNIC PROFILING" MEANS THE STOPPING OF A  MOTOR  VEHI-
CLE,  THE  STOPPING AND QUESTIONING OF AN INDIVIDUAL OR THE STOPPING AND
FRISKING OF AN INDIVIDUAL BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT  OFFICER  THAT  IS  BASED
UPON  AN INDIVIDUAL'S ACTUAL OR APPARENT RACIAL OR ETHNIC STATUS WITHOUT
REASONABLE INDIVIDUALIZED SUSPICION OR CAUSE TO  LAWFULLY  JUSTIFY  SUCH
CONDUCT.
  2.  EVERY  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AGENCY  AND EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM ENGAGING IN RACIAL OR ETHNIC PROFILING.
  3. ON OR  BEFORE  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  FIFTEEN,  EVERY  LAW
ENFORCEMENT  AGENCY  SHALL  PROMULGATE  AND ADOPT A WRITTEN POLICY WHICH
PROHIBITS RACIAL OR ETHNIC PROFILING.  IN  ADDITION,  EACH  SUCH  AGENCY
SHALL  PROMULGATE  AND ADOPT PROCEDURES FOR THE REVIEW AND THE TAKING OF
CORRECTIVE ACTION WITH RESPECT TO COMPLAINTS BY INDIVIDUALS  WHO  ALLEGE
THAT THEY HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF RACIAL OR ETHNIC PROFILING. A COPY OF

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

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