assembly Bill A6428

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the unauthorized release of sealed records

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Jun 06, 2016 reported referred to rules
Jan 06, 2016 referred to codes
Mar 24, 2015 referred to codes

A6428 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง81, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11389
2011-2012: A3087
2013-2014: A4337
2017-2018: A350
2019-2020: A34
2021-2022: A254
2023-2024: A6478

A6428 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the unauthorized release of sealed records.

A6428 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6428

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 24, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Codes

AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to the unauthorized
  release of sealed records

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

  Section  1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new section
81 to read as follows:
  S 81. UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF SEALED RECORDS. 1. ANY  PUBLIC  OFFICER,
OR   AN  EMPLOYEE  THEREOF,  WHO  INTENTIONALLY  RELEASES  OR  OTHERWISE
DISCLOSES TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON  A  SEALED  RECORD  OR  THE  NATURE,
SUBSTANCE  OR  CONTENTS OF SUCH RECORD THAT HE OR SHE KNEW OR REASONABLY
SHOULD HAVE KNOWN WAS A SEALED RECORD, UNLESS DISCLOSURE OF SUCH  RECORD
OR  THE  NATURE, SUBSTANCE OR CONTENTS THEREOF IS REQUIRED BY STATUTE OR
UPON WRITTEN ORDER ISSUED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, SHALL BE
GUILTY OF A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
  2. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL:
  (A) PROHIBIT AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF A SEALED  RECORD  OR,
IF  SUCH  PERSON  IS DECEASED, THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF HIS OR HER
ESTATE, FROM DISCLOSING TO ANOTHER THE NATURE, SUBSTANCE OR CONTENTS  OF
HIS OR HER SEALED RECORD;
  (B)  PROHIBIT A PUBLIC OFFICER, OR AN EMPLOYEE THEREOF, FROM RELEASING
OR OTHERWISE DISCLOSING SUCH RECORD OR THE NATURE, SUBSTANCE OR CONTENTS
THEREOF PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE ORDER SEALING SUCH RECORD;
  (C) PROHIBIT A PUBLIC OFFICER, OR EMPLOYEE  THEREOF,  FROM  DISCUSSING
EVENTS  WITHIN  SUCH  OFFICER  OR  EMPLOYEE'S  KNOWLEDGE SO LONG AS SUCH
DISCUSSION DOES  NOT  CONFIRM  OR  DISCLOSE  THE  NATURE,  SUBSTANCE  OR
CONTENTS OF A SEALED RECORD;
  (D)  PROHIBIT A PUBLIC OFFICER, OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF, FROM RELEASING OR
OTHERWISE DISCLOSING SUCH RECORD OR THE NATURE,  SUBSTANCE  OR  CONTENTS
THEREOF  TO  A  PERSON IF HE OR SHE HAS REASON TO BELIEVE, IN GOOD FAITH

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03749-01-5