Int. No. 585
By the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams) and Council Members Cabán, Louis, Hanif, Joseph, Avilés, Nurse, Gutiérrez, Hudson, Sanchez, De La Rosa and Williams
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to granting access to the police department’s body-worn camera footage to the office of the inspector general and the department of records and information services
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Title 14 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 14-193 to read as follows:
§ 14-193 Access to body worn camera footage. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Body-worn camera. The term “body-worn camera” means a video recording device that can be attached or affixed to a person’s body, apparel or clothing.
Law enforcement activity. The term “law enforcement activity” has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision a of section 14-174.
Noncustodial questioning. The term “noncustodial questioning” has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision a of section 14-174.
Officer. The term “officer” has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision a of section 14-174.
b. The department shall provide access to all body-worn camera footage of an officer’s law enforcement activity to the person identified in paragraph 1 of subdivision c of section 803 of the charter and the department of records and information services within 120 hours of the recording of such footage.
§ 2. This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law.
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