New York A 9062: Eliminates residency requirement for village of Mount Morris, Livingston county, court clerk and deputy clerk/treasurer

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A09062 Summary:

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Prohibits access to video and audio recordings from smart surveillance devices without a warrant; voids contractual provisions permitting such access.

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09/05/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9062

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 September 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CRUZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to prohibiting access
 to video and audio recordings from smart surveillance devices without
 a warrant and voiding contractual provisions permitting such access

 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 article 8-A
 2 to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 8-A
 4 SMART SURVEILLANCE DEVICE PRIVACY ACT
 5 Section 86. Short title.
 6 86-a. Definitions.
 7 86-b. Access to surveillance information; warrant requirement.
 8 86-c. Warrant requirements.
 9 86-d. Emergency access and judicial review.
 10 86-e. Notice to users.
 11 86-f. Voluntary disclosures by operators.
 12 86-g. Suppression, enforcement, and immunity.
 13 86-h. Admissibility.
 14 86-i. Severability.
 15 § 86. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the
 16 "smart surveillance device privacy act".
 17 § 86-a. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms
 18 shall have the following meanings:
 19 1. "Adverse result" means danger to the life or physical safety of a
 20 person, flight from prosecution, destruction of or tampering with
 21 evidence, intimidation of potential witnesses, or serious jeopardy to an
 22 investigation or undue delay of a trial.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13638-01-5

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 1 2. "Authorized possessor" means the owner of a smart surveillance
 2 device or a person authorized by the owner to possess and control the
 3 device.
 4 3. "Government entity" means any state, local, or federal law enforce-
 5 ment agency, or any individual acting on behalf of such an agency,
 6 including but not limited to police departments, sheriffs' offices,
 7 district attorneys, immigration enforcement agencies, the federal bureau
 8 of investigation, or any political subdivision of the state.
 9 4. "Operator" means any person, company, or entity that manufactures,
 10 sells, leases, or provides services to users of smart surveillance
 11 devices, or maintains, stores, or has the ability to access data
 12 collected by such devices.
 13 5. "Specific consent" means consent given directly to the government
 14 entity seeking access to surveillance information, provided voluntarily
 15 by the authorized possessor.
 16 6. "Smart surveillance device" means any internet-connected video or
 17 audio recording device, including but not limited to video doorbells,
 18 home security cameras, or similar systems, that records, transmits, or
 19 stores video or audio of the exterior or interior of a residence or
 20 other private property.
 21 7. "Surveillance information" means any video, audio, or associated
 22 metadata, including location data, timestamps, and device identifiers,
 23 created, stored, or transmitted by a smart surveillance device.
 24 § 86-b. Access to surveillance information; warrant requirement. 1. A
 25 government entity shall not compel the production of surveillance infor-
 26 mation from an operator, nor directly access a smart surveillance
 27 device, except:
 28 (a) pursuant to a valid search warrant issued by a neutral magistrate
 29 based on probable cause;
 30 (b) with the specific consent of the authorized possessor of the
 31 device;
 32 (c) in the case of a reported lost or stolen device, with the specific
 33 con