S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1106
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 5, 2011
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Introduced by Sens. PARKER, PERKINS, SMITH -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to civilian complaint
review boards
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 50-a of the civil rights law, as
amended by chapter 137 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as
follows:
1. All personnel records, used to evaluate performance toward contin-
ued employment or promotion, under the control of any police agency or
department of the state or any political subdivision thereof including
authorities or agencies maintaining police forces of individuals defined
as police officers in section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law and
such personnel records under the control of a sheriff's department or a
department of correction of individuals employed as correction officers
and such personnel records under the control of a paid fire department
or force of individuals employed as firefighters or
firefighter/paramedics and such personnel records under the control of
the division of parole for individuals defined as peace officers pursu-
ant to subdivisions twenty-three and twenty-three-a of section 2.10 of
the criminal procedure law shall be considered confidential and not
subject to inspection or review without the express written consent of
such police officer, firefighter, firefighter/paramedic, correction
officer or peace officer within the division of parole except as may be
mandated by lawful court order, AND EXCEPT THAT A MEMBER OF A CIVILIAN
COMPLAINT REVIEW BOARD THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATING POLICE
MISCONDUCT MAY PETITION THE COURT FOR AN ORDER PERMITTING DISCLOSURE OF
ALL PERSONNEL RECORDS IF THOSE RECORDS RELATE TO AN OFFICER WHO WAS
INVOLVED IN A POLICE SHOOTING OR POLICE MISCONDUCT.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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