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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Mar 02, 2011 |
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Assembly Bill A5922
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
KAVANAGH
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2011-A5922 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A5922 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5922 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 2, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee 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. LBD00998-01-1
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