STATE OF NEW YORK
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8384
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
September 11, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. BARRON -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to recording acts of govern-
mental administration
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 195.18 to
2 read as follows:
3 § 195.18 Recording acts of governmental administration.
4 The fact that a person takes a photograph or makes an audio or video
5 recording of a police officer, peace officer, medical emergency techni-
6 cian or personnel, fireman or other public servant performing an offi-
7 cial function, while the police officer, peace officer, medical emergen-
8 cy technician or personnel, fireman or other public servant is in a
9 public place or the person taking the photograph or making the recording
10 is in a place he or she has the right to be, does not constitute, in and
11 of itself, a violation of the provisions of this title.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
13 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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