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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Jan 13, 2011 |
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Senate Bill S1872
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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) 33rd Senate District
2011-S1872 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง837-s, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S8250
2013-2014: S1737
2015-2016: S3576
2017-2018: S2146
2011-S1872 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1872 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to ethnic or racial profiling PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Prohibits law enforcement officers from using racial and ethnic profiling, establishes a collection of data on traffic stops and creates a cause of action based on racial or ethnic profiling. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISION: Section 1. amends the executive law by creating a new section 837-s; Subdivision 1. contains definitions. Subdivision 2. prohibits law enforcement agencies and law enforcement officers from engaging in racial or ethnic profiling. Subdivision 3. requires every law enforcement agency to promulgate and adopt procedures for reviewing complaints of racial or ethnic profiling and taking corrective measures. A copy of each complaint and a written summary of the disposition must be forwarded to the division of criminal justice services. Subdivision 4. requires each law enforcement agency to collect and
2011-S1872 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1872 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 13, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to ethnic or racial profiling 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 837-s to read as follows: S 837-S. ETHNIC AND RACIAL PROFILING. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY" MEANS AN AGENCY ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE OR A UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT WHICH EMPLOYS POLICE OFFICERS OR PEACE OFFICERS WHO ARE EMPOWERED TO AND IN THE COURSE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES LAWFULLY STOP MOTOR VEHICLES OR STOP AND FRISK INDIVIDUALS. (B) "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" MEANS A POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER EMPLOYED BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. (C) "RACIAL OR ETHNIC PROFILING" MEANS THE STOPPING OF A MOTOR VEHI- CLE, THE STOPPING AND QUESTIONING OF AN INDIVIDUAL OR THE STOPPING AND FRISKING OF AN INDIVIDUAL BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER THAT IS BASED UPON AN INDIVIDUAL'S ACTUAL OR APPARENT RACIAL OR ETHNIC STATUS WITHOUT REASONABLE INDIVIDUALIZED SUSPICION OR CAUSE TO LAWFULLY JUSTIFY SUCH CONDUCT. 2. EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM ENGAGING IN RACIAL OR ETHNIC PROFILING. 3. ON OR BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN, EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL PROMULGATE AND ADOPT A WRITTEN POLICY WHICH PROHIBITS RACIAL OR ETHNIC PROFILING. IN ADDITION, EACH SUCH AGENCY SHALL PROMULGATE AND ADOPT PROCEDURES FOR THE REVIEW AND THE TAKING OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WITH RESPECT TO COMPLAINTS BY INDIVIDUALS WHO ALLEGE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF RACIAL OR ETHNIC PROFILING. A COPY OF EACH SUCH COMPLAINT RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND WRITTEN EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06303-01-1
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