Bill Text: NY A02617 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires all agencies of the city of New York which issue summons to document violations with photographic evidence when feasible.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to cities [A02617 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A02617-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2617
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 24, 2019
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        Introduced by M. of A. BARNWELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Cities
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
          relation to requiring all city agencies issuing summonses to  document
          violations by photographic evidence when possible and practicable
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Title 7 of the administrative code of the city of New  York
     2  is amended by adding a new chapter 10 to read as follows:
     3                                 CHAPTER 10
     4                         EVIDENCE FOR AGENCY SUMMONS
     5    § 7-1001 Photographic  evidence  for agency summons. 1. All city agen-
     6  cies issuing summonses that are subject to review by any  entity  within
     7  the  office of administrative tribunals and hearings shall review all of
     8  the violations for which a summons may be issued to develop  a  list  of
     9  violations that can be proven through the use of photographic evidence.
    10    2.  For  any  violation  appearing on these lists, city agencies shall
    11  document such violations by photographic evidence taken at the  time  of
    12  the issuance of a summons. Such photographic evidence may be gathered by
    13  using  a  camera, mobile phone, or any other device capable of producing
    14  an electronic picture file.
    15    3. When it is either impracticable or impossible for a city agency  to
    16  document  a  violation appearing on such lists as prescribed in subdivi-
    17  sion two of this section, the issuing agent or officer shall  include  a
    18  statement  within  the  summons  explaining  why it was impracticable or
    19  impossible to do so.
    20    4. Photographic evidence shall be included  in  summons  filings  made
    21  available online at the office of administrative tribunals and hearing's
    22  website,  allowing  a  respondent to view the photographic evidence that
    23  has been collected against him or her.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02169-01-9
        A. 2617                             2
     1    5. Agencies shall be authorized to promulgate rules relative to creat-
     2  ing procedures for the collection of photographic evidence  required  by
     3  this section.
     4    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.