Int 0938-2023
Requiring the New York city police department to provide the civilian complaint review board with direct access to officer body-warn camera footage and to establish related procedures.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Public Safetyintroduced 2023-03-02
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2023-03-02Passed: 2023-12-31
Summary
The bill would require the New York City Police Department to provide the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) with direct access to all footage recorded by officer body-worn cameras. This access would provide designated CCRB employees real time connectivity to network servers hosting digital files of body-worn camera footage, and permit such employees to search, view, and use files for the purpose of investigating and prosecuting allegations of police misconduct.
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.
How it compares
14% of similar bills passed
7 passed · 43 died
This bill: 304 days in committee
Similar bills: median 564 days · 98 days when passed
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Sponsors (21)
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2023-03-02 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2023-03-02 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2023-03-27 · Committee on Public Safety
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2023-03-27 · Committee on Public Safety
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2023-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (3)
Committee on Public Safety · 2023-03-27 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2023-03-02 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Public Safety · 2023-02-24 · 1:00 PM · Committee Room - City Hall
Attachments (8)
- Summary of Int. No. 938
- Int. No. 938
- March 2, 2023 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 3-2-23
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - March 2, 2023
- Committee Report 3/27/23
- Hearing Testimony 3/27/23
- Hearing Transcript 3/27/23
Full text
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 Body-worn camera footage. a. For the purpose 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.
Direct access. The term "direct access" means real time connectivity to the network servers hosting digital material which is provided to remote users for the purpose of accessing such information.
Remote user. The term "remote user" means designated employees of the civilian complaint review board.
b. Within 60 days after the effective date of the local law that added this section, the department shall provide the civilian complaint review board with direct access to all footage recorded by officer body-worn cameras. Such access shall be comparable to that granted to the department's internal affairs bureau, and provide user interface that, at a minimum permits: (i) remote users access to footage, including all visual and audio recordings captured by body-worn cameras utilized by department personnel; (ii) remote users to conduct searches for specific footage, using, at a minimum, searches based on keywords, dates, locations, or officer involved; and (iii) the civilian complaint review board to store and present body-worn camera footage in a manner necessary to facilitate the investigation and adjudication of allegations of misconduct, and any other legitimate purposes within the charter granted authority of the civilian complaint review board.
c. Direct access to such footage shall not be limited by the department unless such limitation is otherwise required by law. All body-worn camera footage maintained by the department must comply with relevant laws pertaining to segregation of sealed materials.
� 2. This local law takes effect in 90 days.
LS #2441/4874/4902/4915
JDK
2/17/23