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Assembly Bill A8144

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires law enforcement officers to turn on video cameras and recording equipment located in law enforcement vehicles in certain circumstances

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2013-A8144 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §845-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A4509

2013-A8144 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires law enforcement officers to turn on video cameras and recording equipment located in law enforcement vehicles in certain circumstances.

2013-A8144 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8144

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             August 30, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK, ROBERTS, RIVERA, AUBRY -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A. COOK, GOTTFRIED, ROSA,  SEPULVEDA,  SKARTADOS  --  read
  once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring law enforce-
  ment officers to turn on video cameras and recording equipment located
  in law enforcement vehicles in certain circumstances

  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  845-a
to read as follows:
  S  845-A.  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  VEHICLES  EQUIPPED WITH VIDEO CAMERAS AND
RECORDING EQUIPMENT. 1. ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO TRAVELS IN A LAW
ENFORCEMENT VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A VIDEO CAMERA AND/OR RECORDING EQUIP-
MENT, AND WHO STOPS SUCH VEHICLE TO INTERACT WITH  THE  GENERAL  PUBLIC,
SHALL TURN ON SUCH VIDEO CAMERA AND RECORDING EQUIPMENT PRIOR TO EXITING
SUCH VEHICLE.
  2.  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL PROMULGATE
RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO  IMPLEMENT  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
SECTION.
  3.  SUCH  RULES  AND REGULATIONS SHALL ESTABLISH MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR
THE VIDEO CAMERAS AND RECORDING EQUIPMENT TO BE USED.  SUCH  REGULATIONS
SHALL  PROVIDE THAT SUCH EQUIPMENT BE OUTFITTED WITH ANTI-TAMPER DEVICES
AND ROUTINELY EXAMINED AND SERVICED AT MINIMUM TWICE PER YEAR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10297-01-3

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