New York bill A08249 prohibits correctional facility employees from obstructing cameras to hinder investigations or conceal crimes.

New York Assembly bill A08249 amends the correction law to prohibit employees of the department of corrections and community supervision or a correctional facility from willfully obstructing, blocking, or obscuring a body-worn or stationary camera from recording activities within a correctional facility. The intent behind this prohibition is to prevent the hindering of existing or potential investigations, the concealment of crimes or criminal activities, or the concealment of otherwise unlawful behavior. Employees found in violation of this provision will be guilty of a misdemeanor.

New York bill A08249 prohibits correctional facility employees from obstructing cameras to hinder investigations or conceal crimes.

New York Assembly bill A08249 amends the correction law to prohibit employees of the department of corrections and community supervision or a correctional facility from willfully obstructing, blocking, or obscuring a body-worn or stationary camera from recording activities within a correctional facility. The intent behind this prohibition is to prevent the hindering of existing or potential investigations, the concealment of crimes or criminal activities, or the concealment of otherwise unlawful behavior. Employees found in violation of this provision will be guilty of a misdemeanor.