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NY A10625: Requires the division of criminal justice services to formulate a protocol for the regulation of the use of artificial intelligence and facial recogn…

Dead/Failed New York · 2023–2024 session

Last verified Oct 10, 2026 · official bill text

A10625 · where it stands

This bill did not become law (dead/failed) · last action Jun 20, 2024.

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Requires the division of criminal justice services to formulate a protocol for the regulation of the use of artificial intelligence and facial recognition technology in criminal investigations; restricts the use of artificial intelligence-generated outputs in court.

In one paragraph

New York's A 10625 would have amended Executive Law § 837 to require a standardized written protocol for police use of AI and facial recognition technology in criminal investigations, and added Criminal Procedure Law § 60.77 making AI-generated outputs, including facial recognition results, inadmissible as evidence in criminal or civil proceedings. Referred to the Codes Committee June 20, 2024; it died at the end of the 2023-2024 session.

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What it means for business

None: the bill died at the end of the 2023-2024 session.

Key provisions

  1. Protocol to cover records of AI-generated outputs and parameters subject to audit by an independent oversight body, regular independent audits of facial recognition systems for accuracy and bias with publicly accessible results, and officer training on AI and facial recognition limitations
  2. CPL § 60.77: AI-generated outputs “shall not be admissible as evidence in any criminal or civil court proceeding” and may not form the basis for any legal decision or judgment
  3. No party could reference or introduce AI-generated outputs when questioning witnesses, suspects or defendants
  4. Defendants have a right to expert witnesses on AI and facial recognition reliability, with funding for indigent defendants through the Office of Indigent Legal Services (no amount stated)
  5. Prosecutorial offices must disclose details of AI and facial recognition used in investigations, including error rates, known biases, source code and algorithmic transparency, “where possible”
  6. Would have taken effect on the ninetieth day after becoming law; no penalties stated; referred June 20, 2024 with no further action

Latest legislative action

Jun 20, 2024. referred to codes

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