NY A06728

Establishes personnel records of police officers, firefighters, firefighter/paramedics, correction officers, and probation officers as confidential and not subject to public inspection or review

Requires express written consent from the officer or a lawful court order to access these personnel records

Mandates a judicial review process where judges must give interested parties an opportunity to be heard and find sufficient factual basis before ordering record disclosure

Requires disclosed records to be sealed and reviewed by the judge for relevance and materiality before being made available to requesters

Exempts district attorneys, the attorney general, county attorneys, corporation counsel, town attorneys, village attorneys, grand juries, and government agencies acting in their official functions from these restrictions