What's happening
This bill prohibits inspectors in New York from using live-streaming devices during inspections but allows recording for later review.
Why it matters
Limits real-time oversight and intervention. By banning live-streaming during inspections, the bill prevents supervisors, experts, or third parties from observing inspections as they happen, potentially reducing transparency and the ability to immediately address issues or misconduct.
Preserves documentation for accountability. Inspectors are still allowed to record or photograph evidence for later viewing, ensuring a record exists for review, appeals, or investigations, but without the immediacy and interactive nature of live feeds.
Responds to privacy and security concerns. The prohibition on live-streaming may address worries from businesses or individuals about sensitive information being broadcast in real time, offering more control over the dissemination and use of inspection footage.
May impact training and quality assurance. Without live feeds, opportunities for remote training, mentoring, or real-time quality control during inspections could be reduced, potentially affecting the consistency and thoroughness of enforcement practices.
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- Referred to cities
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STATE OF NEW YORK
593
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, the public health law and the executive law, in relation to prohibiting the use of certain devices or technology during the conduct of inspections
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding two new sections 17-302 and 20-120 to read as follows:
§ 17-302 Inspections; prohibitions. No officer or employee of the department who is conducting an inspection of a premises licensed or regulated under this title shall utilize any device or technology which permits the user to conduct a live feed of data or images to a remote viewer. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit an inspector from photographing or recording images, data or communications for the purposes of future access and viewing.
§ 20-120 Inspections; prohibitions. No officer or employee of the department who is conducting an inspection of a premises licensed or regulated under this title shall utilize any device or technology which permits the user to conduct a live feed of data or images to a remote viewer. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit an inspector from photographing or recording images, data or communications for the purposes of future access and viewing.
§ 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 1312 to read as follows:
§ 1312. Inspections; prohibitions. No officer or employee of the department or of any local board of health who is conducting an inspection of a premises licensed or regulated under this chapter shall utilize any device or technology which permits the user to conduct a live feed of data or images to a remote viewer. The provisions of this
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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section shall not prohibit an inspector from photographing or recording images, data or communications for the purposes of future access and viewing.
§ 3. Section 381 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
7. No state or local officer or agent who is conducting an inspection of any premises to determine compliance with state or local codes shall utilize any device or technology which permits the user to conduct a live feed of data or images to a remote viewer. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit an inspector from photographing or recording images, data or communications for the purposes of future access and viewing.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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