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S 575: Directs the state commission of correction to promulgate rules and regulations for strip searches in correctional facilities which at a minimum include a requirement that no fewer than two staff members shall be present for any strip search.
What S 575 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to establish standard practices and procedures for the use of strip searches in correctional facilities. It requires that at least two staff members be present during any strip search. The rules and regulations will be promulgated by the state, with the goal of ensuring a standardized approach to these searches. The bill takes effect 90 days after it becomes a law, allowing for the implementation of the new rules and regulations on the effective date.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 234 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 575 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to rules and regulations for strip searches in correctional facilities The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 45 of the correction law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 20 to read as follows: 3 20. Promulgate rules and regulations establishing standard practices 4 and procedures for the use of strip searches in correctional facilities. 5 Such rules and regulations shall at a minimum include a requirement that 6 no fewer than two staff members shall be present for any strip search. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 8 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 9 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 10 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 11 on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00832-01-5
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