Bill Text: NY A08542 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides for the creation of a system of uniform identification cards for police and peace officers by the state director of homeland security; details information to be included in such ID cards.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to governmental operations [A08542 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A08542-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8542 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y July 20, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the creation of a system of uniform identification cards for police and peace officers 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 718 to 2 read as follows: 3 S 718. UNIFORM IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS. 1. 4 THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A STATEWIDE DATABASE FOR 5 THE PURPOSE OF CREATING, DISTRIBUTING AND MONITORING UNIFORM IDENTIFICA- 6 TION CARDS FOR ALL POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS IN THE STATE AS SUCH OFFI- 7 CERS ARE DEFINED IN SECTIONS 1.20 AND 2.10 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 8 LAW. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL 9 JUSTICE SERVICES, SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION 10 CONTAINED IN THE REGISTRIES MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED 11 FORTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER. THE COMMISSIONER MAY REQUIRE THE TRANS- 12 MISSION OF SUCH INFORMATION AS HE DEEMS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THE 13 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. 14 2. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL 15 JUSTICE SERVICES, SHALL DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE UNIFORM IDENTIFICATION 16 CARDS TO ALL POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS IN THIS STATE WHICH SHALL CONTAIN 17 ALL THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: 18 (A) A PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND THE PERSON'S BADGE NUMBER, IF 19 APPLICABLE; 20 (B) THE INDIVIDUAL'S HEIGHT, WEIGHT, EYE COLOR, SEX AND RACE; 21 (C) THE TOWN, VILLAGE, CITY, COUNTY, DEPARTMENT, DISTRICT, DIVISION, 22 AGENCY OR MUNICIPALITY THAT THE PERSON IS A VOLUNTEER WITH OR EMPLOYED 23 FOR; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11290-01-1 A. 8542 2 1 (D) A DIGITIZED PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PERSON THAT SHALL BE THE PERSON'S 2 DRIVER'S LICENSE PHOTOGRAPH AND SHALL BE OBTAINED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF 3 MOTOR VEHICLES; 4 (E) A DISTINCTIVE MARK OR SYMBOL WHICH DESIGNATES THE PERSON'S SPECIAL 5 EXPERTISE, TRAINING AND RANK, IF APPLICABLE; 6 (F) THE NEW YORK STATE SEAL; 7 (G) ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE DIRECTOR DEEMS APPROPRIATE. 8 3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR DIRECTING THE 9 RETURN OF IDENTIFICATION CARDS WHEN A PERSON'S EMPLOYMENT OR ASSOCIATION 10 WITH THE TOWN, VILLAGE, CITY, COUNTY, DEPARTMENT, DISTRICT, DIVISION, 11 AGENCY OR MUNICIPALITY FOR WHICH THEY VOLUNTEER WITH OR WORK FOR HAS 12 ENDED AND FOR PLACING AN ALERT IN THE DATABASE WHERE A CARD HAS BEEN 13 LOST OR STOLEN AND ANY ACTION THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS NECESSARY UNDER 14 SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES. 15 4. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY 16 TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE DATABASE REQUIRED 17 BY THIS SECTION, ISSUE UNIFORM IDENTIFICATION CARDS, ENSURE THAT DIGI- 18 TIZED PHOTOGRAPHS ARE RECENT AND ESTABLISH PROGRAMS OR INITIATIVES TO 19 SUPPLEMENT SUCH SYSTEM FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING LAW ENFORCEMENT 20 SECURITY. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSULT AND COMPLY WITH ANY FEDERAL 21 LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS OR STANDARDS PERTAINING TO THE ISSUANCE OF 22 UNIFORM LAW ENFORCEMENT IDENTIFICATION CARDS. 23 S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 24 have become a law.