Assembly Bill A10748

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring the release of body camera recordings in instances where an officer uses force within thirty days of such incident

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A10748 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §837-w, Exec L

2019-A10748 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the release of body camera recordings in instances where an officer fires a gun and hits someone or could have caused injury, uses a stun gun, or makes use of any other force that causes harm within thirty days of such incident.

2019-A10748 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10748
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 9, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Mosley) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the  release
   of  body  camera  recordings in instances where an officer fires a gun
   and hits someone or could have caused injury,  uses  a  stun  gun,  or
   makes  use  of  any other force that causes harm within thirty days of
   such incident
 
   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 837-w
 to read as follows:
   § 837-W. BODY CAMERA RECORDINGS RELEASE; USE OF FORCE. 1. POLICE AGEN-
 CIES SHALL RELEASE BODY CAMERA RECORDINGS OF INSTANCES  WHERE  A  POLICE
 OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER: (A) FIRES A GUN AND HITS SOMEONE OR COULD HAVE
 CAUSED  INJURY; (B) USES A STUN GUN; OR (C) MAKES USE OF ANY OTHER FORCE
 THAT CAUSES HARM. SUCH BODY CAMERA RECORDINGS SHALL BE  RELEASED  WITHIN
 THIRTY DAYS OF SUCH INSTANCE.
   2.  AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "BODY CAMERA RECORDINGS" SHALL MEAN VIDEO
 AND AUDIO RECORDINGS CAPTURED BY A CAMERA WORN BY A  POLICE  OFFICER  OR
 PEACE OFFICER.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16891-01-0

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