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Assembly Bill A919

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting certain practices by code enforcement officers

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2019-A919 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §§17-302 & 20-120, NYC Ad Cd; add §1312, Pub Health L; amd §381, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A10063
2015-2016: A953
2017-2018: A593

2019-A919 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of certain interactive, live feed technology by code enforcement officers conducting inspections.

2019-A919 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    919
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city  of  New  York,  the
   public  health  law  and the executive law, in relation to prohibiting
   the use of  certain  devices  or  technology  during  the  conduct  of
   inspections

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
 by adding two new sections 17-302 and 20-120 to read as follows:
   §  17-302  INSPECTIONS;  PROHIBITIONS.  NO  OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE
 DEPARTMENT WHO IS CONDUCTING AN INSPECTION OF  A  PREMISES  LICENSED  OR
 REGULATED  UNDER THIS TITLE SHALL UTILIZE ANY DEVICE OR TECHNOLOGY WHICH
 PERMITS THE USER TO CONDUCT A LIVE FEED OF DATA OR IMAGES  TO  A  REMOTE
 VIEWER.  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PROHIBIT AN INSPECTOR
 FROM PHOTOGRAPHING OR RECORDING IMAGES, DATA OR COMMUNICATIONS  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES OF FUTURE ACCESS AND VIEWING.
   §  20-120  INSPECTIONS;  PROHIBITIONS.  NO  OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE
 DEPARTMENT WHO IS CONDUCTING AN INSPECTION OF  A  PREMISES  LICENSED  OR
 REGULATED  UNDER THIS TITLE SHALL UTILIZE ANY DEVICE OR TECHNOLOGY WHICH
 PERMITS THE USER TO CONDUCT A LIVE FEED OF DATA OR IMAGES  TO  A  REMOTE
 VIEWER.  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PROHIBIT AN INSPECTOR
 FROM PHOTOGRAPHING OR RECORDING IMAGES, DATA OR COMMUNICATIONS  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES OF FUTURE ACCESS AND VIEWING.
   §  2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 1312 to
 read as follows:
   § 1312. INSPECTIONS; PROHIBITIONS.  NO  OFFICER  OR  EMPLOYEE  OF  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OR  OF  ANY  LOCAL  BOARD  OF  HEALTH  WHO  IS CONDUCTING AN
 INSPECTION OF A PREMISES LICENSED OR REGULATED UNDER THIS CHAPTER  SHALL
 UTILIZE  ANY  DEVICE  OR  TECHNOLOGY WHICH PERMITS THE USER TO CONDUCT A
 LIVE FEED OF DATA OR IMAGES TO A REMOTE VIEWER. THE PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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