Causes the closed-circuit television system of cameras to record certain images in a manner that allows the identification of the license plate as well as the make and model of the motor vehicle.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7473
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 21, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the highway law, the public authorities law and the New
York city charter, in relation to causing the closed circuit tele-
vision system of cameras to record certain images in a certain manner
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 10 of the highway law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 47 to read as follows:
3 47. Cause the closed-circuit television (CCTV) system of cameras
4 installed along certain state roadways as part of its intelligent trans-
5 portation systems program to record the images filmed by such cameras in
6 a manner that allows the identification of the license plate as well as
7 the make and model of the motor vehicles using such roadways. Such
8 recorded images are to be available only to law enforcement agencies
9 within the state for purposes of identifying motor vehicles that have
10 been driven in such manner as to have caused or been in some part
11 responsible for an accident or incident that has occurred on such road-
12 ways.
13 In carrying out this function, the commissioner shall amend any
14 departmental policies governing the CCTV systems so as to provide for
15 the recording of images as described in this subdivision.
16 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 361 of the public authorities law is
17 amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows:
18 (f) The authority shall cause the closed-circuit television (CCTV)
19 system of cameras installed along the thruway to record the images
20 filmed by such cameras in a manner that allows the identification of the
21 license plate as well as the make and model of the motor vehicles using
22 such roadways. Such recorded images are to be available only to law
23 enforcement agencies within the state for purposes of identifying motor
24 vehicles that have been driven in such manner as to have caused or been
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 in some part responsible for an accident or incident that has occurred
2 on the thruway. In carrying out this function, the authority shall amend
3 any policies governing the CCTV systems so as to provide for the record-
4 ing of images as described in this paragraph.
5 § 3. Subdivision a of section 2903 of the New York city charter is
6 amended by adding a new paragraph 11-a to read as follows:
7 (11-a) Cause the closed-circuit television (CCTV) system of cameras
8 installed along certain roadways of the city as part of its intelligent
9 transportation systems program to record the images filmed by such
10 cameras in a manner that allows the identification of the license plate
11 as well as the make and model of the motor vehicles using such roadways.
12 Such recorded images are to be available only to law enforcement agen-
13 cies within the city for purposes of identifying motor vehicles that
14 have been driven in such manner as to have caused or been in some part
15 responsible for an accident or incident that has occurred on such road-
16 ways.
17 In carrying out this function, the commissioner shall amend any
18 departmental policies governing the CCTV systems so as to provide for
19 the recording of images as described in this subdivision.
20 § 4. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
21 have become a law.
