Assembly Actions -
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Jul 31, 2014 |
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Senate Bill S7932
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S7932 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S7932 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7932 REVISED 7/31/14 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to videotaping uniformed personnel in the course of carrying out their professional duties PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Provides an affirmative right to videotape uniformed personnel and provides for the recovery of damages in the amount of $25,000 per violation. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends the civil rights law by adding a new section 79-o. Establishes the right to videotape uniformed personnel when such personnel are carrying out their duties. Defines uniformed personnel as police, firefighters, emergency technicians and paramedics. Provides for the recovery of damages in the amount of $25,000 per violation. Section 2. Effective Date EXISTING LAW: None JUSTIFICATION: On Thursday, July 17, 2014, Eric Garner was accused of selling loose cigarettes on a street in Staten Island. He was approached by the NYPD, and as his encounter with the NYPD continued,
2013-S7932 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7932 I N S E N A T E July 31, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to videotaping uniformed personnel in the course of carrying out their professional duties THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 79-o to read as follows: S 79-O. RIGHT TO VIDEOTAPE UNIFORMED PERSONNEL. 1. ANY PERSON MAY VIDEOTAPE UNIFORMED PERSONNEL IN THE COURSE OF CARRYING OUT THEIR DUTIES, AS LONG AS SUCH PERSON DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH UNIFORMED PERSON- NEL FROM CARRYING OUT THEIR DUTIES. 2. "UNIFORMED PERSONNEL" AS USED IN THIS SECTION, SHALL MEAN POLICE, FIREFIGHTERS, EMERGENCY TECHNICIANS AND PARAMEDICS. 3. A PERSON WHO IS PREVENTED OR PROHIBITED FROM VIDEOTAPING, AS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, BY UNIFORMED PERSONNEL, MAY RECOVER DAMAGES IN THE AMOUNT OF TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER VIOLATION. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15685-01-4
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