NYC Rules of the City of New York

§ 3-05 — Municipal Archives Guidelines for Archival Use of New York City Police Department Crime Scene Photographs and Surveillance Records.

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The Municipal Archives preserves and makes available for research historical records of the New York City Police Department Inspectional Services Bureau ("ISB") and more than 100,000 historical crime scene photographs. The ISB and crime scene collections contain records that relate to minors, crime victims, under-cover

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Effective: 5/5/2022

§ 3-05 Municipal Archives Guidelines for Archival Use of New York City Police Department Crime Scene Photographs and Surveillance Records.

RCNY § 3-05

The Municipal Archives preserves and makes available for research historical records of the New York City Police Department Inspectional Services Bureau ("ISB") and more than 100,000 historical crime scene photographs. The ISB and crime scene collections contain records that relate to minors, crime victims, under-cover police officers, and/or informants that may have personal privacy concerns. The Municipal Archives will make these materials available for research, but may restrict access to, reproduction or publication of personally-identifiable information in the research product. (Added City Record 4/5/2022, eff. 5/5/2022)

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