Assembly Bill A10063

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting certain practices by code enforcement officers

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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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2013-A10063 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §§17-302 & 20-119, NYC Ad Cd; add §1311, Pub Health L; amd §381, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A953
2017-2018: A593
2019-2020: A919

2013-A10063 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of certain interactive, live feed technology by code enforcement officers conducting inspections.

2013-A10063 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  10063

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 10, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Miller) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city  of  New  York,  the
  public  health  law  and the executive law, in relation to prohibiting
  the use of  certain  devices  or  technology  during  the  conduct  of
  inspections

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
by adding two new sections 17-302 and 20-119 to read as follows:
  S  17-302  INSPECTIONS;  PROHIBITIONS.  NO  OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE
DEPARTMENT WHO IS CONDUCTING AN INSPECTION OF  A  PREMISES  LICENSED  OR
REGULATED  UNDER THIS TITLE SHALL UTILIZE ANY DEVICE OR TECHNOLOGY WHICH
PERMITS THE USER TO CONDUCT A LIVE FEED OF DATA OR IMAGES  TO  A  REMOTE
VIEWER.  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PROHIBIT AN INSPECTOR
FROM PHOTOGRAPHING OR RECODING IMAGES, DATA OR  COMMUNICATIONS  FOR  THE
PURPOSES OF FUTURE ACCESS AND VIEWING.
  S  20-119  INSPECTIONS;  PROHIBITIONS.  NO  OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE
DEPARTMENT WHO IS CONDUCTING AN INSPECTION OF  A  PREMISES  LICENSED  OR
REGULATED  UNDER THIS TITLE SHALL UTILIZE ANY DEVICE OR TECHNOLOGY WHICH
PERMITS THE USER TO CONDUCT A LIVE FEED OF DATA OR IMAGES  TO  A  REMOTE
VIEWER.  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PROHIBIT AND INSPECTOR
FROM PHOTOGRAPHING OR RECORDING IMAGES, DATA OR COMMUNICATIONS  FOR  THE
PURPOSES OF FUTURE ACCESS AND VIEWING.
  S  2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 1311 to
read as follows:
  S 1311. INSPECTIONS; PROHIBITIONS.  NO  OFFICER  OR  EMPLOYEE  OF  THE
DEPARTMENT  OR  OF  ANY  LOCAL  BOARD  OF  HEALTH  WHO  IS CONDUCTING AN
INSPECTION OF A PREMISES LICENSED OR REGULATED UNDER THIS CHAPTER  SHALL
UTILIZE  ANY  DEVICE  OR  TECHNOLOGY WHICH PERMITS THE USER TO CONDUCT A
LIVE FEED OF DATA OR IMAGES TO A REMOTE VIEWER. THE PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
SECTION  SHALL NOT PROHIBIT AN INSPECTOR FROM PHOTOGRAPHING OR RECORDING
IMAGES, DATA OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE PURPOSES  OF  FUTURE  ACCESS  AND
VIEWING.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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