Assembly Bill A1970

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires all agencies of the city of New York which issue summons to document violations with photographic evidence when feasible

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A1970 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6320
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add Title 7 Chap 10 §7-1001, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S8218
2017-2018: A1850, S318
2019-2020: A2617, S4832
2023-2024: A4004, S2111

2021-A1970 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all agencies of the city of New York which issue summons to document violations with photographic evidence when feasible.

2021-A1970 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1970
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BARNWELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
   relation to requiring all city agencies issuing summonses to  document
   violations by photographic evidence when possible and practicable

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Title 7 of the administrative code of the city of New  York
 is amended by adding a new chapter 10 to read as follows:
                                CHAPTER 10
                        EVIDENCE FOR AGENCY SUMMONS
   § 7-1001 PHOTOGRAPHIC  EVIDENCE  FOR AGENCY SUMMONS. 1. ALL CITY AGEN-
 CIES ISSUING SUMMONSES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY ANY  ENTITY  WITHIN
 THE  OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS AND HEARINGS SHALL REVIEW ALL OF
 THE VIOLATIONS FOR WHICH A SUMMONS MAY BE ISSUED TO DEVELOP  A  LIST  OF
 VIOLATIONS THAT CAN BE PROVEN THROUGH THE USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE.
   2.  FOR  ANY  VIOLATION  APPEARING ON THESE LISTS, CITY AGENCIES SHALL
 DOCUMENT SUCH VIOLATIONS BY PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE TAKEN AT THE  TIME  OF
 THE ISSUANCE OF A SUMMONS. SUCH PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE MAY BE GATHERED BY
 USING  A  CAMERA, MOBILE PHONE, OR ANY OTHER DEVICE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
 AN ELECTRONIC PICTURE FILE.
   3. WHEN IT IS EITHER IMPRACTICABLE OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR A CITY AGENCY  TO
 DOCUMENT  A  VIOLATION APPEARING ON SUCH LISTS AS PRESCRIBED IN SUBDIVI-
 SION TWO OF THIS SECTION, THE ISSUING AGENT OR OFFICER SHALL  INCLUDE  A
 STATEMENT  WITHIN  THE  SUMMONS  EXPLAINING  WHY IT WAS IMPRACTICABLE OR
 IMPOSSIBLE TO DO SO.
   4. PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE SHALL BE INCLUDED  IN  SUMMONS  FILINGS  MADE
 AVAILABLE ONLINE AT THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS AND HEARING'S
 WEBSITE,  ALLOWING  A  RESPONDENT TO VIEW THE PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE THAT
 HAS BEEN COLLECTED AGAINST HIM OR HER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06930-01-1

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