Senate Bill S1763

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires certain employees of the New York state department of corrections and community supervision to wear body cameras

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction 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-S1763 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §259-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9154

2023-S1763 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires every parole officer and employee of the department of corrections and community supervision to wear body cameras with video and audio whenever he or she is interacting with a parolee; implements the use of cameras in every official office and room in the department.

2023-S1763 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1763 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1763
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
   Correction
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law, in relation to requiring certain
   employees of the New York state department of corrections and communi-
   ty supervision 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 259-c of the executive law is amended by adding two
 new subdivisions 18 and 19 to read as follows:
   18.  REQUIRE  EVERY  PAROLE  OFFICER AND EMPLOYEE OF THE DEPARTMENT TO
 WEAR BODY CAMERAS WITH VIDEO AND AUDIO WHENEVER HE OR SHE IS INTERACTING
 WITH A PAROLEE.
   19. IMPLEMENT THE USE OF CAMERAS IN EVERY OFFICIAL OFFICE AND ROOM  IN
 THE DEPARTMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06109-01-3



              

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