Int 0791-2018
Granting crime victims access to police reports.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Public Safetyintroduced 2018-04-11
Filed — closed without being enacted.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2018-04-11Passed: 2021-12-31
Summary
This bill would give crime victims free access to relevant police reports.
Committee on Public Safety — Police Department, Civilian Complaint Review Board, and Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, courts, legal services, District Attorneys, and the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.
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22% of similar bills passed
11 passed · 39 died
This bill: 1360 days in committee
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Sponsors (1)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2018-04-11 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2018-04-11 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2018-04-11 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (5)
- Summary of Int. No. 791
- Int. No. 791
- April 11, 2018 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 4-11-18
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - April 11, 2018
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of Title 14 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 14-173 to read as follows:
� 14-173 Victim access to police reports. The department shall provide any person identified as a complainant in any written report in the custody of the department with a copy of such reports, upon request, at no cost. If requested, such reports shall be provided in electronic format. The department may deny access to such reports where such access would interfere with an ongoing investigation or pose a legitimate risk to public safety.
� 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law.
LS #1458
BC
3/19/18