Assembly Actions -
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May 21, 2010 |
notice of committee consideration - withdrawn |
May 03, 2010 |
notice of committee consideration - requested |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to codes |
Jan 26, 2009 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S1082
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S1082 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A513
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Criminal Procedure Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 66 ยง66.10, CP L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S1377, A5922
2013-2014: S1255
2009-S1082 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1082 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to videotaping interrogations PURPOSE : To amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to videotaping interrogations. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Requires that all interrogations of suspects in police custody be recorded in their entirety. EXISTING LAW : New bill. JUSTIFICATION : Among many instances in the past including the case of the Central Park 5 (5 young men accused of raping a jogger in Central Park who were later exonerated by DNA evidence and a confession from the real rapist) recent findings report that New York State has had 23 wrongful convictions overturned through DNA evidence, 10 of which innocent people falsely confessed to. Though even one case is too many, considering how few cases involve DNA it is a safe assumption that
2009-S1082 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1082 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 26, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PERKINS, DUANE, KRUEGER, PARKER, SMITH, THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to videotaping interrogations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new arti- cle 66 to read as follows: ARTICLE 66 VIDEOTAPING INTERROGATIONS SECTION 66.10. VIDEOTAPING INTERROGATIONS. S 66.10 VIDEOTAPING INTERROGATIONS. 1. ALL INTERROGATIONS OF SUSPECTS, IN POLICE CUSTODY, SHALL BE RECORDED, IN THEIR ENTIRETY, ON VIDEOTAPE OF REASONABLE CLARITY AND AUDIBILITY. THEREAFTER, THE VIDEOTAPES SHALL BE SEALED, WHEREUPON SUCH VIDEOTAPES SHALL BE UNSEALED AND MADE AVAILABLE ONLY WHERE THEY ARE REQUIRED FOR PRODUCTION FOR TRIAL, EVIDENTIARY PURPOSES, OR WHERE THE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF THE VIDEOTAPE, OR HIS OR HER REPRESEN- TATIVE, REQUESTS SUCH TAPE. ALL SEALED VIDEOTAPES REPRESENTING INTERRO- GATIONS SHALL BE PRESERVED FOR AT LEAST TEN YEARS IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO MAINTAIN THE CLARITY AND AUDIBILITY OF THE VIDEOTAPE. 2. THE INTRODUCTION INTO EVIDENCE OF THE CONFESSION OF A SUSPECT, MADE TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER DURING THE INTERROGATION PROCESS AND DOCU- MENTED ON VIDEOTAPE, SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE CORROBORATING VIDE- OTAPE. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05461-01-9
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