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NY S00224
Bill
Status
1/4/2017
Primary Sponsor
Martin Golden
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AI Summary
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Amends Civil Rights Law Section 50-a to protect personnel records that identify public officers and employees performing covert or undercover duties, including police officers, correction officers, firefighters, and peace officers.
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Adds Criminal Procedure Law Section 60.15(3) allowing prosecutors to request courts protect undercover officer identities in criminal trials through pseudonyms or shield numbers, with a presumption that disclosure would endanger the officer or compromise effectiveness.
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Creates Family Court Act Section 343.6 establishing similar identity protection procedures for undercover officers testifying in juvenile delinquency proceedings, with the presentment agency authorized to request protective measures.
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Adds Civil Practice Law and Rules Rule 4516-a allowing governmental entities to request identity protection for undercover officers in civil enforcement actions, with court authority to use pseudonyms and other safeguarding measures.
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Takes effect thirty days after becoming law, with a severability clause protecting the act if any provision is found invalid.
Legislative Description
Authorizes the people in a criminal proceeding, the presentment agency in a juvenile delinquency proceeding and a governmental agency or public employer in a civil enforcement action to move to protect the identity, address and any other identifying information of any witness who is an undercover public officer or employee when the disclosure of the identity of such officer or employee would endanger the officer's life or employee's life or compromise his or her continued effectiveness.
Last Action
COMMITTED TO RULES
6/20/2018