Bill Text: NY S07111 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a private right of action for owners and tenants of residential premises against person video taping recreational activities upon such premises from the adjoining property.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-04-30 - REFERRED TO CODES [S07111 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S07111-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                    April 30, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
       AN ACT to amend the  civil  rights  law,  in  relation  to  establishing
         private  right  of action for unwarranted video imaging of residential
         premises
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  civil  rights law is amended by adding a new section
    2  52-a to read as follows:
    3    S 52-A. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR UNWARRANTED VIDEO IMAGING OF RESI-
    4  DENTIAL PREMISES. ANY OWNER OR TENANT OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY SHALL
    5  HAVE A PRIVATE RIGHT OF  ACTION  FOR  DAMAGES  AGAINST  ANY  PERSON  WHO
    6  INSTALLS  OR  AFFIXES  A VIDEO IMAGING DEVICE ON PROPERTY ADJOINING SUCH
    7  RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF  VIDEO  TAPING  THE  RECRE-
    8  ATIONAL  ACTIVITIES  WHICH OCCUR IN THE BACKYARD OF THE RESIDENTIAL REAL
    9  PROPERTY WITHOUT THE  WRITTEN  CONSENT  THERETO  OF  SUCH  OWNER  AND/OR
   10  TENANT.  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  NOT APPLY TO ANY LAW
   11  ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL ENGAGED IN THE CONDUCT OF THEIR AUTHORIZED DUTIES.
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
   13  have  become  a  law, and shall apply to acts occurring on or after such
   14  date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD15563-01-2