Assembly Bill A1934A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

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

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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Bill Amendments

2021-A1934 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S727
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §3101, CPLR; amd §245.20, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7682
2017-2018: A2825
2019-2020: A1341, S3139
2023-2024: A6464, S2305

2021-A1934 - Summary

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

2021-A1934 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1934
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred 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 245.20 of the  criminal
 procedure  law, as amended by section 2 of part HHH of chapter 56 of the
 laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   (g) All tapes or other electronic recordings, including all electronic
 recordings of 911 telephone calls made or received  in  connection  with
 the  alleged  criminal  incident AND ALL RECORDINGS FOUND ON A POLICE OR
 PEACE OFFICER'S BODY CAMERA AND/OR CAMERA INSTALLED IN A POLICE OR PEACE
 OFFICER'S VEHICLE, and a designation by the prosecutor as  to  which  of
 the recordings under this paragraph the prosecution intends to introduce
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2021-A1934A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S727
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §3101, CPLR; amd §245.20, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7682
2017-2018: A2825
2019-2020: A1341, S3139
2023-2024: A6464, S2305

2021-A1934A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-A1934A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1934--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Judiciary -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules and the criminal proce-
   dure law, in relation to recordings found on police cameras

   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, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ALL RECORDINGS MADE
 OR RECEIVED IN CONNECTION WITH A POLICE OR  PEACE  OFFICER'S  BODY  WORN
 CAMERA  AND/OR  A  CAMERA INSTALLED IN OR ON A POLICE OR PEACE OFFICER'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 245.20 of the criminal
 procedure law, as amended by section 2 of part HHH of chapter 56 of  the
 laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   (g) All tapes or other electronic recordings, including all electronic
 recordings  of  911  telephone calls made or received in connection with
 the alleged criminal incident AND INCLUDING, BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  ALL
 RECORDINGS  MADE  OR RECEIVED IN CONNECTION WITH A POLICE OR PEACE OFFI-
 CER'S BODY WORN CAMERA AND/OR CAMERA INSTALLED IN  OR  ON  A  POLICE  OR
 PEACE OFFICER'S VEHICLE, and a designation by the prosecutor as to which
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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