 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          6418
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     April 27, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by Sen. BRISPORT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting the use of
          robots by police agencies
 
          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 837-w
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 837-w. Use of robots prohibited. 1.   Definitions. As used  in  this
     4  section, the following terms have the following meanings:
     5    (a)  "Robot"  means  an artificial object or system that senses, proc-
     6  esses and acts, to at least some degree, and is operated either  autono-
     7  mously by computers or by an individual remotely;
     8    (b)  "Weapon"  means  a  device  designed  to inflict physical injury,
     9  including nonlethal injury;
    10    (c) "Surveillance" means any observation or monitoring of civilians.
    11    2. No police agency shall authorize the use, attempted use or  threat-
    12  ened use of a robot armed with any weapon.
    13    3.  No police agency shall authorize the use, attempted use or threat-
    14  ened use of a robot in any manner that  can  potentially  cause  injury,
    15  regardless of whether or not the robot is armed with a weapon.
    16    4.  No police agency shall authorize the use, attempted use or threat-
    17  ened use of a robot for surveillance purposes.
    18    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11115-01-1
Prohibits the use of robots by police agencies

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