Int. No. 487-A
By Council Members Gibson, Rosenthal, Levine, Reynoso, Cumbo, Dromm, Kallos, the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams), Chin, Lander, Miller, Lancman, Rivera, Adams, Moya, Levin, Barron, Ayala, Cornegy, Powers, Louis, Brannan, Menchaca, Perkins, Rose, Ampry-Samuel, Treyger, Torres, Van Bramer, Rodriguez, Richards, Gjonaj, Constantinides, Salamanca, Cabrera, Vallone, Cohen and the Speaker (Council Member Johnson)
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating comprehensive reporting and oversight of New York city police department surveillance technologies
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 14 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 14-188 to read as follows:
? 14-188 Annual surveillance reporting and evaluation. a. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Surveillance technology. The term "surveillance technology" means equipment, software, or systems capable of, or used or designed for, collecting, retaining, processing, or sharing audio, video, location, thermal, biometric, or similar information, that is operated by or at the direction of the department. Surveillance technology does not include:
1. routine office equipment used primarily for departmental administrative purposes;
2. parking ticket devices;
3. technology used primarily for internal department communication; or
4. cameras installed to monitor and protect the physical integrity of city infrastructure.
Surveillance technology impact and use policy. The term "surveillance impact and use policy" means a written document that includes the following information:
1. a description of the capabilities of a surveillance technology;
2. rules, processes and guidelines issued by the department regulating access to or use of such surveillance technolo...
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