File #: Int 0585-2022    Version: * Name: 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.
Type: Introduction Status: Laid Over in Committee
Committee: Committee on Public Safety
On agenda: 7/14/2022
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: 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
Sponsors: Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Tiffany Cabán, Farah N. Louis, Shahana K. Hanif, Rita C. Joseph, Alexa Avilés, Sandy Nurse, Jennifer Gutiérrez, Crystal Hudson, Pierina Ana Sanchez, Carmen N. De La Rosa, Nantasha M. Williams
Council Member Sponsors: 12
Summary: This bill would require the New York City Police Department to share all body-worn camera footage with the Department of Investigation’s Inspector General for the NYPD and the Department of Records and Information Services within 5 days of the recording.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 585, 2. Int. No. 585, 3. July 14, 2022 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 7-14-22, 5. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - July 14, 2022, 6. Committee Report 3/27/23, 7. Hearing Testimony 3/27/23, 8. Hearing Transcript 3/27/23
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7/14/2022*Public Advocate Jumaane Williams City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
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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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