Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 09, 2020 | print number 9931a |
Jul 09, 2020 | amend and recommit to governmental operations |
Feb 27, 2020 | referred to governmental operations |
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Walter T. Mosley
A9931 - Details
A9931 - Summary
Establishes the "protect our privacy (POP) act" to impose limitations on the use of drones for law enforcement purposes; prohibits the use of drones by law enforcement at concerts, protests, demonstrations, or other actions protected by the first amendment and requires a search warrant prior to using a drone for law enforcement purposes.
A9931 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9931 I N A S S E M B L Y February 27, 2020 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to imposing limita- tions on the use of drones for law enforcement purposes THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 52-c to read as follows: § 52-C. LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF DRONES; LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES. 1. THE USE OF DRONES TO OBSERVE, MONITOR, DOCUMENT, RECORD, INVESTIGATE, OR COLLECT DATA BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AT CONCERTS, PROTESTS, DEMONSTRATIONS, OR OTHER ACTIONS PROTECTED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION OR SECTIONS EIGHT AND NINE OF ARTICLE ONE OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION IS PROHIBITED. 2. PEOPLE HAVE A REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY AND A CONSTITU- TIONAL RIGHT TO BE FREE FROM WARRANTLESS OBSERVATION, MONITORING, DOCUMENTATION, RECORDING, OR INVESTIGATION BY A DRONE. A SEARCH WARRANT, ISSUED UPON A FINDING OF PROBABLE CAUSE, SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR ANY USE OF DRONES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES THAT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. A SEARCH WARRANT CANNOT PERMIT THE USE OF DRONES FOR THE PURPOSEFUL OR INCIDENTAL OBSERVATION, DOCUMENTATION, RECORDING, INVESTIGATION, OR COLLECTION OF DATA BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AT CONCERTS, PROTESTS, DEMONSTRATIONS, OR OTHER ACTIONS PROTECTED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION OR SECTIONS EIGHT AND NINE OF ARTICLE ONE OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION. 3. THE USE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES OF ANY DRONE OWNED, CONTROLLED, OR MAINTAINED BY A PRIVATE COMPANY, PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OR OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVI- SIONS ONE AND TWO OF THIS SECTION. A SEARCH WARRANT, ISSUED UPON A FIND- ING OF PROBABLE CAUSE, SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO OBTAIN ANY DATA OR INFORMATION OBTAINED BY A DRONE THAT IS OWNED, CONTROLLED, OR MAINTAINED BY A PRIVATE COMPANY, PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OR OTHER GOVERN- MENT AGENCY. A SEARCH WARRANT CANNOT AUTHORIZE OBTAINING ANY DATA OR INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PURPOSEFUL OR INCIDENTAL OBSERVATION, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
Co-Sponsors
Walter T. Mosley
Jo Anne Simon
Al Taylor
A9931A (ACTIVE) - Details
A9931A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the "protect our privacy (POP) act" to impose limitations on the use of drones for law enforcement purposes; prohibits the use of drones by law enforcement at concerts, protests, demonstrations, or other actions protected by the first amendment and requires a search warrant prior to using a drone for law enforcement purposes.
A9931A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9931--A I N A S S E M B L Y February 27, 2020 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KIM, MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to imposing limita- tions on the use of drones for law enforcement purposes THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "protect our privacy (POP) act". § 2. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 52-c to read as follows: § 52-C. LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF DRONES; LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES. 1. THE USE OF DRONES TO OBSERVE, MONITOR, DOCUMENT, RECORD, INVESTIGATE, OR COLLECT DATA BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AT CONCERTS, PROTESTS, DEMONSTRATIONS, OR OTHER ACTIONS PROTECTED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION OR SECTIONS EIGHT AND NINE OF ARTICLE ONE OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION IS PROHIBITED. 2. PEOPLE HAVE A REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY AND A CONSTITU- TIONAL RIGHT TO BE FREE FROM WARRANTLESS OBSERVATION, MONITORING, DOCUMENTATION, RECORDING, OR INVESTIGATION BY A DRONE. A SEARCH WARRANT, ISSUED UPON A FINDING OF PROBABLE CAUSE, SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR ANY USE OF DRONES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES THAT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. A SEARCH WARRANT CANNOT PERMIT THE USE OF DRONES FOR THE PURPOSEFUL OR INCIDENTAL OBSERVATION, DOCUMENTATION, RECORDING, INVESTIGATION, OR COLLECTION OF DATA BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AT CONCERTS, PROTESTS, DEMONSTRATIONS, OR OTHER ACTIONS PROTECTED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION OR SECTIONS EIGHT AND NINE OF ARTICLE ONE OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION. 3. THE USE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES OF ANY DRONE OWNED, CONTROLLED, OR MAINTAINED BY A PRIVATE COMPANY, PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OR OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVI- SIONS ONE AND TWO OF THIS SECTION. A SEARCH WARRANT, ISSUED UPON A FIND- ING OF PROBABLE CAUSE, SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO OBTAIN EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets