Assembly Bill A6650

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires that all police officers and peace officers involved in the execution of a search warrant wear body cameras

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A6650 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4313
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §690.50, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10645
2021-2022: A1627, S3806

2023-A6650 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that each police officer and peace officer involved in the execution of a search warrant wear a functioning and unobstructed body camera that shall be active prior to and throughout the execution of the search and during any related action following the execution of the search warrant.

2023-A6650 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6650
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to requiring all
   police officers and peace officers involved  in  the  execution  of  a
   search warrant or other entry onto a premises to wear body cameras

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 690.50 of the criminal procedure law is amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A.  A  SEARCH WARRANT SHALL NOT BE EXECUTED WITHOUT THE EXECUTION OF
 SUCH WARRANT BEING RECORDED  BY  A  FUNCTIONING  AND  UNOBSTRUCTED  BODY
 CAMERA  OR  OTHER  FUNCTIONING  AND UNOBSTRUCTED VIDEO RECORDING DEVICE.
 EACH POLICE OFFICER INVOLVED IN THE EXECUTION OF A SEARCH  WARRANT  MUST
 WEAR A FUNCTIONING AND UNOBSTRUCTED BODY CAMERA OR OTHER FUNCTIONING AND
 UNOBSTRUCTED  VIDEO  RECORDING  DEVICE THAT SHALL BE ACTIVE PRIOR TO AND
 THROUGHOUT THE EXECUTION OF THE SEARCH AND  DURING  ANY  RELATED  ACTION
 FOLLOWING THE EXECUTION OF THE SEARCH WARRANT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMIT-
 ED TO THE SECURING OF PERSONS OR EVIDENCE.
   §  2. (a) Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary,
 prior to a police officer or peace officer entering a property or  prem-
 ises,  regardless  if  such police officer or peace officer has received
 consent to enter such property or premises, or if there are  exigent  or
 emergency  circumstances  or  such  police  officer  or peace officer is
 otherwise authorized to enter such property  or  premises,  such  police
 officer  or  peace officer shall wear and turn on a body camera or other
 functioning and unobstructed video recording device.  Each police  offi-
 cer  or  peace  officer who enters such property or premises must wear a
 functioning and unobstructed body camera or other functioning and  unob-
 structed  video  recording  device  that  shall  be  active prior to and
 throughout the duration of such  police  officer's  or  peace  officer's
 occupation  of such property or premises and  during  any related action
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07934-01-3

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