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Jun 14, 2020 | signed chap.100 delivered to governor |
Jun 08, 2020 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.70 substituted for a1360a referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.678 reported and committed to rules |
Mar 10, 2020 | print number 3253a |
Mar 10, 2020 | amend and recommit to codes |
Jan 08, 2020 | referred to codes |
Feb 05, 2019 | referred to codes |
senate Bill S3253A
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
Kevin S. Parker
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Luis R. Sepúlveda
(D) 32nd Senate District
S3253 - Details
S3253 - Summary
Relates to recording certain law enforcement activities; provides that a person not under arrest or in the custody of a law enforcement official has the right to record police activity and to maintain custody and control of that recording and of any property or instruments used by that person to record police activities, however, a person in custody or under arrest does not, by that status alone, forfeit such right to record.
S3253 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3253 SPONSOR: PARKER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to recording certain law enforcement activities PURPOSE: The purpose of this legislation is to establish the "New Yorker's Right to Monitor Act" which enforces the rights of individuals to film or record a police officer(s) in the act of making an arrest or other law enforcement activity, and ensures that such police officer(s) shall not intentionally block or obstruct recording devices being purposefully used for monitoring such arrests or other law activity. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new section, 120.85, entitled "Warrant of arrest, filming of arrest" which allows for indi-
S3253 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3253 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 5, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to recording certain law enforcement activities 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 "New Yorker's right to monitor act". § 2. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 79-o to read as follows: § 79-O. RECORDING CERTAIN ACTIVITIES. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "OFFICER" MEANS ANY PEACE OFFICER, POLICE OFFICER, SECURITY OFFI- CER, SECURITY GUARD OR SIMILAR OFFICIAL WHO IS ENGAGED IN A LAW ENFORCE- MENT ACTIVITY; (B) "LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY" MEANS ANY ACTIVITY BY AN OFFICER ACTING UNDER THE COLOR OF LAW; AND (C) "RECORD" MEANS TO CAPTURE OR ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE ANY MOVING OR STILL IMAGE, SOUND, OR IMPRESSION THROUGH THE USE OF ANY RECORDING DEVICE, CAMERA, OR ANY OTHER DEVICE CAPABLE OF CAPTURING AUDIO, MOVING OR STILL IMAGES, OR BY WAY OF WRITTEN NOTES OR OBSERVATIONS. 2. RIGHT TO RECORD LAW ENFORCEMENT RELATED ACTIVITIES. A PERSON NOT UNDER ARREST OR IN THE CUSTODY OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL HAS THE RIGHT TO RECORD LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY AND TO MAINTAIN CUSTODY AND CONTROL OF THAT RECORDING AND OF ANY PROPERTY OR INSTRUMENTS USED BY THAT PERSON TO RECORD LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A PERSON IN CUSTODY OR UNDER ARREST DOES NOT, BY THAT STATUS ALONE, FORFEIT THE RIGHT TO HAVE ANY SUCH RECORDINGS, PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT MAINTAINED AND RETURNED TO HIM OR HER. NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PERMIT A PERSON TO ENGAGE IN ACTIONS THAT PHYSICALLY INTERFERE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY OR OTHERWISE CONSTITUTE A CRIME DEFINED IN THE PENAL LAW INVOLVING OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL ADMINIS- TRATION.
Co-Sponsors
Jamaal T. Bailey
(D) 36th Senate District
Brian A. Benjamin
(D) 0 Senate District
Alessandra Biaggi
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
Neil D. Breslin
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
S3253A (ACTIVE) - Details
S3253A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to recording certain law enforcement activities; provides that a person not under arrest or in the custody of a law enforcement official has the right to record police activity and to maintain custody and control of that recording and of any property or instruments used by that person to record police activities, however, a person in custody or under arrest does not, by that status alone, forfeit such right to record.
S3253A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3253A SPONSOR: PARKER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to recording certain law enforcement activities PURPOSE: The purpose of this legislation is to unambiguously affirm, by statutory enactment, the right of New Yorkers to record, with expressed exceptions, the actions of persons acting under the color of law. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill provides that the act shall be known as the "New Yorker's right to monitor act." Section two of the bill adds § 79-p to the civil rights law entitled "Recording certain activities." This section includes: definitions;
S3253A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3253--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 5, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- recom- mitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to recording certain law enforcement activities 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 "New Yorker's right to monitor act". § 2. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 79-p to read as follows: § 79-P. RECORDING CERTAIN ACTIVITIES. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "OFFICER" MEANS ANY PEACE OFFICER, POLICE OFFICER, SECURITY OFFI- CER, SECURITY GUARD OR SIMILAR OFFICIAL WHO IS ENGAGED IN A LAW ENFORCE- MENT ACTIVITY; (B) "LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY" MEANS ANY ACTIVITY BY AN OFFICER ACTING UNDER THE COLOR OF LAW; AND (C) "RECORD" MEANS TO CAPTURE OR ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE ANY MOVING OR STILL IMAGE, SOUND, OR IMPRESSION THROUGH THE USE OF ANY RECORDING DEVICE, CAMERA, OR ANY OTHER DEVICE CAPABLE OF CAPTURING AUDIO, MOVING OR STILL IMAGES, OR BY WAY OF WRITTEN NOTES OR OBSERVATIONS. 2. RIGHT TO RECORD LAW ENFORCEMENT RELATED ACTIVITIES. A PERSON NOT UNDER ARREST OR IN THE CUSTODY OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL HAS THE RIGHT TO RECORD LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY AND TO MAINTAIN CUSTODY AND CONTROL OF THAT RECORDING AND OF ANY PROPERTY OR INSTRUMENTS USED BY THAT PERSON TO RECORD LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A PERSON IN CUSTODY OR UNDER ARREST DOES NOT, BY THAT STATUS ALONE, FORFEIT THE RIGHT TO HAVE ANY SUCH RECORDINGS, PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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