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Senate Bill S7138

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the release of certain records of victims of police violence by a coroner, coroner's physician or medical examiner

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2025-S7138 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3036
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §845-f, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10666
2021-2022: A3188
2023-2024: A2514

2025-S7138 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the release of criminal history or any mental health history records by a coroner, coroner's physician or medical examiner of individuals who were the subject of the use of force by a police or peace officer.

2025-S7138 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7138 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7138
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 1, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the  executive  law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting  the
   release of certain records of victims of police violence by a coroner,
   coroner's physician or medical examiner

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  845-f
 to read as follows:
   §  845-F.  RELEASE  OF  CERTAIN RECORDS OF VICTIMS OF POLICE VIOLENCE;
 MEDICAL EXAMINERS.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE  CONTRA-
 RY,  NO CORONER, CORONER'S PHYSICIAN OR MEDICAL EXAMINER WHO PERFORMS AN
 INQUIRY, AUTOPSY OR EXAMINATION, INCLUDING ANY REPORT PREPARED  THEREON,
 OVER  AN INSTANCE OR OCCURRENCE IN WHICH A POLICE OFFICER, AS DEFINED IN
 SUBDIVISION THIRTY-FOUR OF SECTION 1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL  PROCEDURE  LAW,
 OR A PEACE OFFICER, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2.10 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 LAW,  EMPLOYS  THE  USE OF FORCE, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION EIGHTY HUNDRED
 THIRTY-SEVEN-T OF THIS ARTICLE,  SHALL  PUBLICLY  RELEASE  OR  OTHERWISE
 DISSEMINATE ANY INFORMATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROVIDING SUCH
 INFORMATION TO A NEWS OR MEDIA ORGANIZATION, RELATED TO EITHER THE CRIM-
 INAL  HISTORY OR ANY MENTAL HEALTH HISTORY OF THE INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS THE
 SUBJECT OF THE USE OF FORCE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06399-03-5

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