Assembly Bill A9980

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of criminal justice services to establish a pilot program for the use of body worn video recording equipment on certain police officers of the city of New York

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2015-A9980 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
New York City
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A8243

2015-A9980 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of criminal justice services to establish a pilot program for the use of body worn video recording equipment on certain police officers of the city of New York.

2015-A9980 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9980

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 2, 2016
                               ___________

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.
                                                           LBD08660-01-5

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