Senate Bill S575

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides for rules and regulations for strip searches in correctional facilities

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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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2025-S575 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A192
Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §45, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S9350, A4904

2025-S575 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the state commission of correction to promulgate rules and regulations for strip searches in correctional facilities which at a minimum include a requirement that no fewer than two staff members shall be present for any strip search.

2025-S575 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S575 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    575
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SALAZAR -- 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 correction law, in relation to rules and regulations
   for strip searches in correctional facilities

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 45 of the correction law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 20 to read as follows:
   20. PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING  STANDARD  PRACTICES
 AND PROCEDURES FOR THE USE OF STRIP SEARCHES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
 SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL AT A MINIMUM INCLUDE A REQUIREMENT THAT
 NO FEWER THAN TWO STAFF MEMBERS SHALL BE PRESENT FOR ANY STRIP SEARCH.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective 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 to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00832-01-5

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