Senate Bill S4162

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the "protect our privacy (POP) act" to impose limitations on the use of drones for law enforcement purposes

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee


  • 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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2023-S4162 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5251
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §52-e, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6435, A9931
2021-2022: S675, A3311

2023-S4162 (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.

2023-S4162 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4162 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4162
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. RAMOS, BRISPORT, COMRIE, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN-SIGAL,
   JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LIU, MAY, MYRIE, PARKER,  RIVERA,  SALAZAR
   -- 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 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-e  to
 read as follows:
   § 52-E. LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF DRONES; LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES. 1.
 THE  USE  OF DRONES BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF, OR
 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES, IS  PROHIBITED,  AND  NO  WARRANT  MAY  BE
 SOUGHT  OR  ISSUED AUTHORIZING SUCH USE OF DRONES. IT IS ALSO PROHIBITED
 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH A PRIVATE ENTITY  OR
 INDIVIDUAL,  WHETHER  PAID  OR  OTHERWISE,  TO  OBTAIN  INFORMATION FROM
 DRONES.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS  SECTION,  LAW  ENFORCEMENT
 AGENCIES MAY USE DRONES FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:
   A. SEARCH AND RESCUE.
   B. EXAMINING CONDITIONS OF DANGEROUS AREAS AFTER NATURAL DISASTERS.
   3.  NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, A LAW ENFORCEMENT
 AGENCY OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF  MAY  NOT  USE  A  DRONE  FOR  DOCUMENTATION,
 RECORDING,  INVESTIGATION,  OR COLLECTION OF DATA 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  NEW  YORK  STATE  CONSTITUTION, NOR MAY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR
 EMPLOYEE THEREOF POSSESS OR USE AN ARMED DRONE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04385-02-3
 S. 4162                             2
              

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