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Assembly Bill A8943A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires members of the metropolitan transportation authority police force to wear body cameras

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2019-A8943 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6793
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266-h, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A1552

2019-A8943 - Summary

Requires members of the metropolitan transportation authority police force to wear body cameras and for such camera to be on at all times during the officer's shift; directs the chief of the metropolitan transportation authority police force to promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to such body cameras.

2019-A8943 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8943
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 2, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  requiring
   members  of  the metropolitan transportation authority police force to
   wear body cameras
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 1266-h of the public authorities
 law, as added by chapter 327 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   1.  The  authority  is hereby authorized and empowered, to provide and
 maintain an authority police department and a uniformed authority police
 force. Each member of such uniformed police force  shall  be  a  "police
 officer" for the purposes of the criminal procedure law, with all of the
 powers of such police officers thereunder and subject to the same juris-
 dictional  provisions on the exercise of that power as set forth in such
 law. EACH POLICE OFFICER SHALL BE ASSIGNED AND REQUIRED TO  WEAR  DURING
 HIS OR HER SHIFT A BODY-WORN CAMERA WHICH SHALL BE CAPABLE OF BOTH AUDIO
 AND  VIDEO RECORDING. The geographical area of employment of such police
 officers for the purposes of the criminal procedure  law  shall  embrace
 the  metropolitan commuter transportation district as defined in section
 twelve hundred sixty-two of this title. Such department and force  shall
 have  the  power, in and about any or all of the facilities owned, occu-
 pied and/or operated by the authority and its  subsidiary  corporations,
 the  New  York  city  transit  authority  and  its subsidiaries, and the
 triborough bridge and tunnel authority, as determined in the  discretion
 of the authority, to enforce and prevent violation of all laws and ordi-
 nances.  Nothing  herein shall confer upon the authority police force or
 upon their collective negotiations representatives  exclusive  jurisdic-
 tion  or  claim  over  the  exercise of police power or security work on
 behalf of the authority and its subsidiary corporations,  the  New  York
 city  transit  authority and its subsidiaries, and the triborough bridge
 and tunnel authority. Nothing herein shall limit the authority  and  its
 subsidiary  corporations,  the  New  York city transit authority and its
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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2019-A8943A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6793
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266-h, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A1552

2019-A8943A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires members of the metropolitan transportation authority police force to wear body cameras and for such camera to be on at all times during the officer's shift; directs the chief of the metropolitan transportation authority police force to promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to such body cameras.

2019-A8943A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8943--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 2, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions  --  recommitted  to  the
   Committee  on  Corporations, Authorities and Commissions 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 public authorities law, in relation to requiring
   members of the metropolitan transportation authority police  force  to
   wear body cameras
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1266-h of the  public  authorities
 law,  as added by chapter 327 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. The authority is hereby authorized and empowered,  to  provide  and
 maintain an authority police department and a uniformed authority police
 force.  Each  member  of  such uniformed police force shall be a "police
 officer" for the purposes of the criminal procedure law, with all of the
 powers of such police officers thereunder and subject to the same juris-
 dictional provisions on the exercise of that power as set forth in  such
 law.  EACH  POLICE OFFICER SHALL BE ASSIGNED AND REQUIRED TO WEAR DURING
 HIS OR HER SHIFT A BODY-WORN CAMERA WHICH SHALL BE CAPABLE OF BOTH AUDIO
 AND VIDEO RECORDING AND SHALL BE ON AT ALL TIMES  DURING  THE  OFFICER'S
 SHIFT.  The  geographical area of employment of such police officers for
 the purposes of the criminal procedure law shall embrace  the  metropol-
 itan  commuter  transportation  district  as  defined  in section twelve
 hundred sixty-two of this title. Such department and  force  shall  have
 the  power,  in  and  about any or all of the facilities owned, occupied
 and/or operated by the authority and its  subsidiary  corporations,  the
 New York city transit authority and its subsidiaries, and the triborough
 bridge  and  tunnel  authority,  as  determined in the discretion of the
 authority, to enforce and prevent violation of all laws and  ordinances.
 Nothing  herein  shall  confer  upon  the authority police force or upon
 their collective negotiations representatives exclusive jurisdiction  or
 claim  over  the  exercise of police power or security work on behalf of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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