S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Governmental Operations
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 section 53 of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the laws
of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
1. All personnel records used to evaluate performance toward continued
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 department of corrections and community supervision for individuals
defined as peace officers pursuant 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
department of corrections and community supervision 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.
LBD03443-01-3