Assembly Bill A953

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting certain practices by code enforcement officers

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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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2015-A953 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §§17-302 & 20-119, NYC Ad Cd; add §1312, Pub Health L; amd §381, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A10063
2017-2018: A593
2019-2020: A919

2015-A953 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of certain interactive, live feed technology by code enforcement officers conducting inspections.

2015-A953 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   953

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Cities

AN  ACT  to  amend  the administrative code of the city of New York, the
  public health law and the executive law, in  relation  to  prohibiting
  the  use  of  certain  devices  or  technology  during  the conduct of
  inspections

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

  Section  1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
by adding two new sections 17-302 and 20-119 to read as follows:
  S 17-302 INSPECTIONS; PROHIBITIONS. NO  OFFICER  OR  EMPLOYEE  OF  THE
DEPARTMENT  WHO  IS  CONDUCTING  AN INSPECTION OF A PREMISES LICENSED OR
REGULATED UNDER THIS TITLE SHALL UTILIZE ANY DEVICE OR TECHNOLOGY  WHICH
PERMITS  THE  USER  TO CONDUCT A LIVE FEED OF DATA OR IMAGES TO A REMOTE
VIEWER. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PROHIBIT  AN  INSPECTOR
FROM  PHOTOGRAPHING  OR RECORDING IMAGES, DATA OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE
PURPOSES OF FUTURE ACCESS AND VIEWING.
  S 20-119 INSPECTIONS; PROHIBITIONS. NO  OFFICER  OR  EMPLOYEE  OF  THE
DEPARTMENT  WHO  IS  CONDUCTING  AN INSPECTION OF A PREMISES LICENSED OR
REGULATED UNDER THIS TITLE SHALL UTILIZE ANY DEVICE OR TECHNOLOGY  WHICH
PERMITS  THE  USER  TO CONDUCT A LIVE FEED OF DATA OR IMAGES TO A REMOTE
VIEWER. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PROHIBIT  AN  INSPECTOR
FROM  PHOTOGRAPHING  OR RECORDING IMAGES, DATA OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE
PURPOSES OF FUTURE ACCESS AND VIEWING.
  S 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 1312  to
read as follows:
  S  1312.  INSPECTIONS;  PROHIBITIONS.  NO  OFFICER  OR EMPLOYEE OF THE
DEPARTMENT OR OF  ANY  LOCAL  BOARD  OF  HEALTH  WHO  IS  CONDUCTING  AN
INSPECTION  OF A PREMISES LICENSED OR REGULATED UNDER THIS CHAPTER SHALL
UTILIZE ANY DEVICE OR TECHNOLOGY WHICH PERMITS THE  USER  TO  CONDUCT  A
LIVE  FEED  OF DATA OR IMAGES TO A REMOTE VIEWER. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02895-01-5

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