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NY S06567
Bill
Status
3/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jabari Brisport
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AI Summary
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Prohibits law enforcement agencies and officers from obtaining, retaining, possessing, accessing, selling, or using cell-site simulators (devices that mimic cell towers to identify, locate, or intercept cellular transmissions)
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Bans law enforcement from entering agreements with third parties, including private or government entities, to access cell-site simulator technology or information derived from it
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Requires suppression of any information obtained in violation of this law, making it inadmissible in any New York adjudicative proceeding except to prove a violation of the law itself
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Allows individuals subjected to prohibited surveillance to sue for injunctive relief and recover either actual damages or $5,000 per violation, whichever is greater, plus punitive damages for patterns of willful violations
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Awards costs and reasonable attorney's fees to prevailing plaintiffs, and permits affected individuals to bring claims separately or as a class action
Legislative Description
Prohibits the use of cell-site simulators by law enforcement officers; provides a right of action for violations of such prohibition.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CODES
1/7/2026