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NY A02270
Bill
Status
1/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
D. Billy Jones
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AI Summary
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Amends the Vehicle and Traffic Law to allow the DMV Commissioner to share records with immigration enforcement agencies when those agents are solely enforcing state law or federal criminal law (not immigration law), without requiring a court order or judicial warrant
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Maintains existing restrictions requiring a court order or judicial warrant signed by a federal judge for disclosure of DMV records to immigration enforcement agencies when immigration law is being enforced
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Creates an exception to the mandatory 3-day notification requirement for individuals whose records are requested, allowing notification to be withheld if it would interfere with a federal criminal investigation
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Replaces gendered language ("he or she") with gender-neutral reference ("the commissioner") in the statute
Legislative Description
Relates to allowing disclosures in furtherance of the enforcement of state law.
Last Action
enacting clause stricken
9/8/2025