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Assembly Bill A5067

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Causes the closed-circuit television system of cameras to record certain images in a certain manner

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2017-A5067 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §10, Hway L; amd §361, Pub Auth L; amd §2903, NYC Chart
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9977
2013-2014: A7473
2015-2016: A2088
2019-2020: A3759

2017-A5067 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Causes the closed-circuit television system of cameras to record certain images in a manner that allows the identification of the license plate as well as the make and model of the motor vehicle.

2017-A5067 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5067
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  McDONOUGH  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law, the public authorities law and the  New
   York  city  charter,  in  relation to causing the closed circuit tele-
   vision system of cameras to record certain images in a certain manner

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  10 of the highway law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 47 to read as follows:
   47. CAUSE THE  CLOSED-CIRCUIT  TELEVISION  (CCTV)  SYSTEM  OF  CAMERAS
 INSTALLED ALONG CERTAIN STATE ROADWAYS AS PART OF ITS INTELLIGENT TRANS-
 PORTATION SYSTEMS PROGRAM TO RECORD THE IMAGES FILMED BY SUCH CAMERAS IN
 A  MANNER THAT ALLOWS THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE LICENSE PLATE AS WELL AS
 THE MAKE AND MODEL OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES  USING  SUCH  ROADWAYS.    SUCH
 RECORDED  IMAGES  ARE  TO  BE AVAILABLE ONLY TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
 WITHIN THE STATE FOR PURPOSES OF IDENTIFYING MOTOR  VEHICLES  THAT  HAVE
 BEEN  DRIVEN  IN  SUCH  MANNER  AS  TO  HAVE CAUSED OR BEEN IN SOME PART
 RESPONSIBLE FOR AN ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT THAT HAS OCCURRED ON SUCH  ROAD-
 WAYS.
   IN  CARRYING  OUT  THIS  FUNCTION,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL AMEND ANY
 DEPARTMENTAL POLICIES GOVERNING THE CCTV SYSTEMS SO AS  TO  PROVIDE  FOR
 THE RECORDING OF IMAGES AS DESCRIBED IN THIS SUBDIVISION.
   §  2.  Subdivision  1  of section 361 of the public authorities law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows:
   (F) THE AUTHORITY SHALL CAUSE  THE  CLOSED-CIRCUIT  TELEVISION  (CCTV)
 SYSTEM  OF  CAMERAS  INSTALLED  ALONG  THE  THRUWAY TO RECORD THE IMAGES
 FILMED BY SUCH CAMERAS IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE
 LICENSE PLATE AS WELL AS THE MAKE AND MODEL OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES  USING
 SUCH  ROADWAYS.  SUCH  RECORDED  IMAGES  ARE TO BE AVAILABLE ONLY TO LAW
 ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WITHIN THE STATE FOR PURPOSES OF IDENTIFYING  MOTOR
 VEHICLES  THAT HAVE BEEN DRIVEN IN SUCH MANNER AS TO HAVE CAUSED OR BEEN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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