STATE OF NEW YORK
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2247
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 17, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
GIGLIO, GRAF, LAWRENCE, PALUMBO -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to the confidentiality
of the identity of an undercover officer
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section
2 50-f to read as follows:
3 § 50-f. Identity of an undercover officer. The identity of any under-
4 cover officer shall be confidential if such disclosure would endanger
5 the officer or compromise the officer's effectiveness. No report, paper,
6 picture, photograph, court file or other documents, in the custody or
7 possession of any public officer or employee, which identifies such an
8 officer, shall be made available for public inspection. No such public
9 officer or employee shall disclose any portion of any police report or
10 other document which tends to identify such a person without the express
11 written consent of such undercover officer or being mandated by lawful
12 court order.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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