Assembly Bill A8824

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the powers and duties of district attorneys

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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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2023-A8824 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §700, County L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A7122

2023-A8824 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Empowers district attorneys to review and release at their discretion, all footage from body worn cameras utilized by law enforcement agencies within the county of such district attorney.

2023-A8824 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8824
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 18, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GIBBS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to the powers and duties  of
   district attorneys
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 700 of the county law is amended by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 12 to read as follows:
   12. EVERY DISTRICT ATTORNEY SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO REVIEW ALL FOOTAGE
 FROM  BODY  WORN CAMERAS UTILIZED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WITHIN THE
 COUNTY OF SUCH DISTRICT ATTORNEY. A DISTRICT ATTORNEY  MAY  RELEASE  ANY
 SUCH  FOOTAGE  AT  THE  DISCRETION  OF  SUCH DISTRICT ATTORNEY OR AT THE
 REQUEST OF A LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13881-02-3

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