senate Bill S3139

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the discoverability of recordings found on police body cameras and vehicle cameras

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to judiciary
Feb 04, 2019 referred to judiciary

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S3139 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1341
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §3101, CPLR; amd §240.20, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7682
2017-2018: A2825
2021-2022: S727, A1934
2023-2024: S2305, A6464

S3139 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the discoverability of recordings found on police body cameras and vehicle cameras; establishes Panel of Experts on the Use and Disclosure of Recorded Video, Digital Audio, Film, and Photographs.

S3139 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3139 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3139

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 4, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules and the criminal proce-
  dure law, in relation to recordings found on police cameras and estab-
  lishing the Panel of Experts on the Use  and  Disclosure  of  Recorded
  Video, Digital Audio, Film and Photographs

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision (i) of section 3101 of the civil  practice  law
and  rules,  as  added by chapter 574 of the laws of 1993, is amended to
read as follows:
  (i) In addition to any other matter which may be  subject  to  disclo-
sure,  there  shall  be full disclosure of any films, photographs, video
tapes [or], audio tapes, OR ALL RECORDINGS FOUND ON A  POLICE  OR  PEACE
OFFICER'S BODY CAMERA AND/OR CAMERA INSTALLED IN A POLICE OR PEACE OFFI-
CER'S  VEHICLE,  including transcripts or memoranda thereof, involving a
person referred to in paragraph one of subdivision (a) of this  section.
There  shall  be  disclosure of all portions of such material, including
out-takes, rather than only those portions a party intends to  use.  The
provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to materials compiled for
law  enforcement purposes which are exempt from disclosure under section
eighty-seven of the public officers law.
  § 2. Paragraph (g) of subdivision 1 of section 240.20 of the  criminal
procedure  law,  as  amended  by chapter 558 of the laws of 1982, and as
relettered by chapter 795 of the laws of 1984, is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  (g)    Any  tapes  or other electronic recordings which the prosecutor
intends to introduce at trial, irrespective of  whether  such  recording
was  made  during  the course of the criminal transaction, INCLUDING ALL
RECORDINGS FOUND ON A POLICE  OR  PEACE  OFFICER'S  BODY  CAMERA  AND/OR
CAMERA INSTALLED IN A POLICE OR PEACE OFFICER'S VEHICLE;

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

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