Assembly Bill A4615A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits law enforcement officers from using racial and ethnic profiling

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

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2019-A4615 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1137
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §837-u, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1676
2011-2012: A2288
2013-2014: A2941
2015-2016: A3949
2017-2018: A4879, S6555
2021-2022: A2662, S583, S8121
2023-2024: A3978, S5093

2019-A4615 - Summary

Prohibits police officers from using racial and ethnic profiling; requires that a procedure be established for the taking and review of complaints against police officers for racial and ethnic profiling; allows an action for injunctive relief and/or damages to be brought against a law enforcement agency, any agent of a law enforcement agency and the supervisor of an agent.

2019-A4615 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4615
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BICHOTTE, GANTT, MOSLEY, GOTTFRIED, BLAKE, WALK-
   ER, COOK, PERRY, PRETLOW,  ORTIZ,  DINOWITZ,  LIFTON,  PEOPLES-STOKES,
   HEVESI,  L. ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CARROLL, RAMOS
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law,  in  relation  to  ethnic  or  racial
   profiling

   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-t
 to read as follows:
   §  837-T.  ETHNIC  AND  RACIAL  PROFILING. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION:
   (A) "LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY" MEANS AN AGENCY ESTABLISHED BY THE  STATE
 OR  A  UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENGAGED IN THE PREVENTION, DETECTION, OR
 INVESTIGATION OF VIOLATIONS OF CRIMINAL LAW.
   (B) "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" MEANS A POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER,
 AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISIONS THIRTY-THREE AND THIRTY-FOUR OF SECTION  1.20
 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, EMPLOYED BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
   (C)  "RACIAL OR ETHNIC PROFILING" MEANS THE PRACTICE OF A LAW ENFORCE-
 MENT AGENT OR AGENCY, RELYING, TO ANY DEGREE,  ON  ACTUAL  OR  PERCEIVED
 RACE,  COLOR,  ETHNICITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR RELIGION IN SELECTING WHICH
 INDIVIDUAL OR LOCATION TO SUBJECT TO ROUTINE OR SPONTANEOUS INVESTIGATO-
 RY ACTIVITIES OR IN  DECIDING  UPON  THE  SCOPE  AND  SUBSTANCE  OF  LAW
 ENFORCEMENT  ACTIVITY  FOLLOWING  THE  INITIAL  INVESTIGATORY PROCEDURE,
 EXCEPT WHEN THERE IS TRUSTWORTHY INFORMATION, RELEVANT TO  THE  LOCALITY
 AND  TIMEFRAME,  THAT LINKS A SPECIFIC PERSON OR LOCATION WITH A PARTIC-
 ULAR CHARACTERISTIC DESCRIBED IN THIS PARAGRAPH TO AN IDENTIFIED  CRIMI-
 NAL INCIDENT OR SCHEME.
   (D)  "ROUTINE  OR  SPONTANEOUS  INVESTIGATORY  ACTIVITIES"  MEANS  THE
 FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENT:
   (I) INTERVIEWS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-A4615A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1137
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §837-u, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1676
2011-2012: A2288
2013-2014: A2941
2015-2016: A3949
2017-2018: A4879, S6555
2021-2022: A2662, S583, S8121
2023-2024: A3978, S5093

2019-A4615A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits police officers from using racial and ethnic profiling; requires that a procedure be established for the taking and review of complaints against police officers for racial and ethnic profiling; allows an action for injunctive relief and/or damages to be brought against a law enforcement agency, any agent of a law enforcement agency and the supervisor of an agent.

2019-A4615A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4615--A
                                                         Cal. No. 176
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BICHOTTE, GANTT, MOSLEY, GOTTFRIED, BLAKE, WALK-
   ER, COOK, PERRY, PRETLOW,  ORTIZ,  DINOWITZ,  LIFTON,  PEOPLES-STOKES,
   HEVESI, L. ROSENTHAL, REYES, ZEBROWSKI, BARRETT, WRIGHT -- Multi-Spon-
   sored  by -- M. of A.  CARROLL, RAMOS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes -- ordered to a third reading, amended and  ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law, in relation to ethnic or racial
   profiling
 
   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-u
 to read as follows:
   § 837-U. ETHNIC AND RACIAL PROFILING. 1.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION:
   (A)  "LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY" MEANS AN AGENCY ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE
 OR A UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENGAGED IN THE PREVENTION,  DETECTION,  OR
 INVESTIGATION OF VIOLATIONS OF CRIMINAL LAW.
   (B) "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" MEANS A POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER,
 AS  DEFINED IN SUBDIVISIONS THIRTY-THREE AND THIRTY-FOUR OF SECTION 1.20
 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, EMPLOYED BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
   (C) "RACIAL OR ETHNIC PROFILING" MEANS THE PRACTICE OF A LAW  ENFORCE-
 MENT  AGENT  OR  AGENCY,  RELYING, TO ANY DEGREE, ON ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED
 RACE, COLOR, ETHNICITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR RELIGION IN  SELECTING  WHICH
 INDIVIDUAL OR LOCATION TO SUBJECT TO ROUTINE OR SPONTANEOUS INVESTIGATO-
 RY  ACTIVITIES  OR  IN  DECIDING  UPON  THE  SCOPE  AND SUBSTANCE OF LAW
 ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY  FOLLOWING  THE  INITIAL  INVESTIGATORY  PROCEDURE,
 EXCEPT  WHEN  THERE IS TRUSTWORTHY INFORMATION, RELEVANT TO THE LOCALITY
 AND TIMEFRAME, THAT LINKS A SPECIFIC PERSON OR LOCATION WITH  A  PARTIC-
 ULAR  CHARACTERISTIC DESCRIBED IN THIS PARAGRAPH TO AN IDENTIFIED CRIMI-
 NAL INCIDENT OR SCHEME.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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