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NY S08172
Bill
Status
6/11/2025
Primary Sponsor
Cordell Cleare
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AI Summary
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Prohibits employees of the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision or correctional facilities from willfully obstructing, blocking, or otherwise obscuring body-worn or stationary cameras from recording activities within a correctional facility
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Creates a new Section 127 in the correction law specifically addressing camera obstruction by correctional staff
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Classifies violation of this prohibition as an unclassified misdemeanor
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Takes effect 90 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Prohibits employees of the department of corrections and community supervision or a correctional facility from willfully obstructing, blocking or otherwise obscuring a body-worn or stationary camera from recording activities within a correctional facility for the purpose of hindering an existing or potential investigation, concealing a crime or criminal activity, or concealing otherwise unlawful behavior.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
1/7/2026