Senate Bill S5223

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires state and local law enforcement officers to identify themselves to the public

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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-S5223 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 13-B §§268 & 269, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7308
2013-2014: S2833
2015-2016: S1753
2017-2018: S3100
2019-2020: S4123
2021-2022: S4424

2023-S5223 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires state and local law enforcement officers to identify themselves to the public upon initiation of law enforcement activity.

2023-S5223 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5223 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5223
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  requiring  state  and
   local law enforcement officers to identify themselves to the public
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Declaration of legislative intent and findings. The  legis-
 lature  finds that the people of the state of New York are in great debt
 to the hard work and  dedication  of  police  officers  in  their  daily
 duties.  The  legislature further finds that mistrust of law enforcement
 officers based on real or perceived discrimination hinders law  enforce-
 ment  efforts and is a threat to public safety. New York state and local
 police policy already requires that officers wear shields and nameplates
 at all times while in uniform, and that they provide their  rank,  name,
 shield number and command when asked.
   In  adopting this act, it is the intent of the legislature to increase
 transparency in police practices and to build trust between police offi-
 cers and members of the public by providing the public  with  notice  of
 the  reasons  behind  their  encounters  with  the police, and a written
 record of their interactions with the police in situations that  do  not
 result in an arrest or summons.
   § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 13-B to read
 as follows:
                               ARTICLE 13-B
        IDENTIFICATION OF STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
 SECTION 268. DEFINITIONS.
         269. IDENTIFICATION OF STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
   §  268. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS SHALL
 HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1.  "LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY" SHALL MEAN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING  ACTIV-
 ITIES WHEN CONDUCTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07216-01-3
              

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