Bill Text: NY A07743 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires law enforcement agents and peace officers to record information in their memo books pertaining to the race of persons with whom they have meaningful interactions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to governmental operations [A07743 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A07743-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7743
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 26, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring law enforce-
ment agents and peace officers to record certain information to their
memo books
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-s
2 to read as follows:
3 S 837-S. RECORDS IN MEMO BOOKS. EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENT OR PEACE
4 OFFICER SHALL MAKE A RECORD IN HIS OR HER MEMO BOOK OF THE RACE OF EVERY
5 PERSON THE AGENT OR OFFICER HAS A MEANINGFUL INTERACTION WITH DURING THE
6 COURSE OF PERFORMING HIS OR HER OFFICIAL DUTIES. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS
7 SECTION, "MEANINGFUL INTERACTION" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO
8 CONVERSATIONS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO TRAFFIC STOPS. "MEANINGFUL
9 INTERACTION" SHALL NOT INCLUDE CASUAL CONVERSATIONS THE AGENT OR OFFICER
10 ENGAGES IN WHICH ARE NOT GERMANE TO OR IN FURTHERANCE OF PERFORMING HIS
11 OR HER INVESTIGATORY DUTIES AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENT OR PEACE OFFICER.
12 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11245-01-5
