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                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 17, 2012
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Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Codes

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to directing the division
  of  criminal  justice  services  to  accept  electronic  submission of
  reports or other information from local law enforcement agencies

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section 837-a of the executive law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
  10. ACCEPT FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES DELIVERY BY  ELECTRONIC
MEANS  OF  ALL  REPORTS  OR  OTHER  INFORMATION AND DATA WITH RESPECT TO
CRIMES, WHICH ARE COLLECTED BY THE DIVISION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED
TO,  UNIFORM  CRIME  REPORTS,  INCIDENT-BASED REPORTS, DOMESTIC INCIDENT
REPORTS AND SEX OFFENDER CHANGE OF ADDRESS INFORMATION. TO THE EXTENT OF
SUCH TRANSMITTAL OR TRANSMITTALS, SUCH ACTION BY A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY SHALL BE DEEMED TO  SATISFY  RESPONSIBILITIES  OTHERWISE  IMPOSED
UPON SUCH AGENCY BY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing  the date on which it shall have become a law; provided that, effec-
tive immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any  rule  or
regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
date are authorized and directed to be made and completed by the commis-
sioner  of  the  division of criminal justice services on or before such
effective date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14389-01-2