The new York city Council has approved the so-called «Law on the right to knowledge.»
The law applies to the police Department of new York and requires officers to participate in the situations which do not fall under the category of emergency.
Simply put, in normal situation, the officer in conversation with you will be required to give his name, position and number of the plot. If the arrest you should not arrest, it should also show you my ID or give a business card.
This applies to arrests, stops, vehicles, interrogations of witnesses or victims of crime, and so on. In addition, police will be required to show my ID on demand. Repeat this for the arrests no arrests and does not apply to emergency situations, such as terrorist attacks.
In addition, the police of new York will be required to obtain written or verbal (but recorded as audio) consent to search – again, if does not occur immediately arrest.
The police recommended not to conduct a search if the person does not consent. And man, bad English, should be provided with translation services.
The city Council of new York voted for the law 37 votes to 13.
As reported АВС7, Police benevolent Association of new York has called the law «bad», adding that it would prevent law enforcement authorities to eliminate the threat of crime and terrorism.
