New York Laws
Article 26 - Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services
718 - Voluntary Surveillance Access Database.

§ 718. Voluntary surveillance access database. 1. The division shall
establish a voluntary surveillance access database to be made
accessible, upon written request, to any law enforcement agency solely
for purposes of a criminal investigation.

2. Residential home owners and business owners who maintain a
closed-circuit television or other electronic video surveillance system
may elect to register such information, limited to the location of such
system and the contact information for the owner, with the voluntary
surveillance access database. Such owners may withdraw such registration
from the database at any time.

3. Registration information from such database shall be kept
confidential and shall not be made available for disclosure or
inspection under the state freedom of information law unless a subpoena
or other court order directs the division to release such information or
image.