Assembly Bill A3759

2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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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-A3759 (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
2017-2018: A5067

2019-A3759 (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.

2019-A3759 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3759
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. McDONOUGH, RAIA, MORINELLO, BRABENEC -- 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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