Bill Text: NY S00839 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the use of unmarked police vehicles, concealed identity police vehicles and undercover police officers for routine traffic enforcement.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S00839 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S00839-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           839

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                       (Prefiled)

                                     January 6, 2021
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  BIAGGI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting the use of
          unmarked police  vehicles,  concealed  identify  police  vehicles  and
          undercover police officers for routine traffic enforcement

          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 228 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 228.  Prohibition  of  routine  use  of  unmarked  police  vehicles.
     4  Unmarked police vehicles, concealed identity police vehicles, and under-
     5  cover  police  officers  shall  not  be used by the state police for the
     6  routine stopping or apprehension of motorists for offenses  relating  to
     7  the vehicle and traffic law.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02887-01-1