Assembly Bill A8674A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of body-worn cameras by New York state police officers

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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-A8674 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8493
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §234, Exec L

2019-A8674 - Summary

Relates to the use of body-worn cameras by New York state police officers; establishes the New York state police body-worn cameras program; requires the division of state police to provide body-worn cameras to be worn by all officers.

2019-A8674 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8674
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             October 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to the use of body-worn
   cameras by New York state police officers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "New York state police body-worn cameras program".
   § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 234 to  read
 as follows:
   §  234.  NEW YORK STATE POLICE BODY-WORN CAMERAS PROGRAM. 1.  THERE IS
 HEREBY CREATED WITHIN THE DIVISION OF STATE  POLICE  A  NEW  YORK  STATE
 POLICE  BODY-WORN  CAMERAS  PROGRAM.  THE  PURPOSE  OF THE PROGRAM IS TO
 INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVIDENCE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND  THE  RESI-
 DENTS  OF  THE  STATE BY PROVIDING BODY-WORN CAMERAS TO ALL STATE POLICE
 OFFICERS WHILE ON  PATROL,  INCLUDING  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  UNIVERSITY
 POLICE.
   2. THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE SHALL PROVIDE BODY-WORN CAMERAS, TO BE
 WORN  BY  OFFICERS  AT  ALL TIMES, WHILE ON PATROL.   SUCH CAMERAS SHALL
 RECORD:
   (A) IMMEDIATELY BEFORE AN OFFICER EXITS A PATROL VEHICLE  TO  INTERACT
 WITH  A  PERSON OR SITUATION, EVEN IF THERE IS A DASH CAMERA INSIDE SUCH
 VEHICLE WHICH MIGHT ALSO BE RECORDING THE INTERACTION;
   (B) ALL USES OF FORCE, INCLUDING ANY PHYSICAL AGGRESSION AND USE OF  A
 NON-LETHAL OR LETHAL WEAPON;
   (C) ALL ARRESTS AND SUMMONSES;
   (D) ALL INTERACTIONS WITH PEOPLE SUSPECTED OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY;
   (E) ALL SEARCHES OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY;
   (F) ANY CALL TO A CRIME IN PROGRESS;
   (G) INVESTIGATIVE ACTIONS WHERE THERE ARE INTERACTIONS WITH MEMBERS OF
 THE PUBLIC;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2019-A8674A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8493
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §234, Exec L

2019-A8674A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the use of body-worn cameras by New York state police officers; establishes the New York state police body-worn cameras program; requires the division of state police to provide body-worn cameras to be worn by all officers.

2019-A8674A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8674--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             October 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. WALKER, RICHARDSON, RODRIGUEZ, BLAKE, MOSLEY --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations  --
   recommitted  to the Committee on Governmental Operations in accordance
   with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to the use of body-worn
   cameras by New York state police officers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "New York state police body-worn cameras program".
   § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 234 to  read
 as follows:
   §  234.  NEW YORK STATE POLICE BODY-WORN CAMERAS PROGRAM. 1.  THERE IS
 HEREBY CREATED WITHIN THE DIVISION OF STATE  POLICE  A  NEW  YORK  STATE
 POLICE  BODY-WORN  CAMERAS  PROGRAM.  THE  PURPOSE  OF THE PROGRAM IS TO
 INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVIDENCE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND  THE  RESI-
 DENTS  OF  THE  STATE BY PROVIDING BODY-WORN CAMERAS TO ALL STATE POLICE
 OFFICERS WHILE ON PATROL.
   2. THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE SHALL PROVIDE BODY-WORN CAMERAS, TO BE
 WORN BY OFFICERS AT ALL TIMES, WHILE ON  PATROL.    SUCH  CAMERAS  SHALL
 RECORD:
   (A)  IMMEDIATELY  BEFORE AN OFFICER EXITS A PATROL VEHICLE TO INTERACT
 WITH A PERSON OR SITUATION, EVEN IF THERE IS A DASH CAMERA  INSIDE  SUCH
 VEHICLE WHICH MIGHT ALSO BE RECORDING THE INTERACTION;
   (B)  ALL USES OF FORCE, INCLUDING ANY PHYSICAL AGGRESSION AND USE OF A
 NON-LETHAL OR LETHAL WEAPON;
   (C) ALL ARRESTS AND SUMMONSES;
   (D) ALL INTERACTIONS WITH PEOPLE SUSPECTED OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY;
   (E) ALL SEARCHES OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY;
   (F) ANY CALL TO A CRIME IN PROGRESS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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