S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
May 2, 2016
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Introduced by M. of A. RICHARDSON -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to direct the commissioner of criminal justice services to estab-
lish a pilot program for the use of body worn video recording equip-
ment on certain police officers of the city of New York; and providing
for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The commissioner of criminal justice services shall, in
consultation with the police commissioner of the city of New York,
establish a pilot program providing for the use of body worn video
recording equipment on certain police officers in five precincts of the
police department of the city of New York. All such equipment shall be
installed on or before December 31, 2016, and shall be used whenever the
police officer is on duty on or after January 1, 2017. The commissioner
of criminal justice services shall promulgate any rules and regulations
necessary to implement the provisions of this section. Such rules and
regulations shall require that all video recordings shall be maintained
by the police department of the city of New York for not less than six
months and establish minimum standards for the video cameras, recording
equipment and magnetic media recording tapes to be used.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed December 31, 2019.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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