Assembly Bill A8051

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Enacts the "diplomatic immunity notification act"

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

Bill Amendments

2009-A8051 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A291
2013-2014: A3519
2015-2016: A2730

2009-A8051 - Summary

Requires notification to certain federal and state agencies when certain persons with diplomatic immunity violate the law; requires a report by law enforcement or police agencies to include, but not be limited to, the name of the person protected by diplomatic immunity; the person's title, position and/or assignment in the United States; and the date, time, location and nature of the incident, including the potential penal law violations prompting such person having been arrested or who would have been arrested but for their diplomatic immunity.

2009-A8051 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8051

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 1, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. LANCMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN ACT in relation to requiring  notification  to  certain  federal  and
  state  agencies  when certain persons with diplomatic immunity violate
  the law

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "diplomat-
ic immunity notification act".
  S  2.  1.  Each  incident,  occurrence  or circumstance where a person
protected from detention, arrest, and/or prosecution by diplomatic immu-
nity was in fact stopped, questioned, detained and/or arrested by a  law
enforcement  or  police  agency  concerning a potential violation of the
penal law of the state of New York shall be reported by such  agency  to
the following:
  (a) the secretary of state of the United States;
  (b) the secretary-general of the United Nations;
  (c) the ambassador or chief diplomatic officer to the United States of
such  individual's  home country and of the country employing such indi-
vidual in a capacity through which  such  individual  enjoys  diplomatic
immunity;
  (d) the governor;
  (e) the attorney general; and
  (f)  the chief elected officer of the locality in which such incident,
occurrence or circumstance occurred.
  2. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the name  of  the
person  protected  by  diplomatic immunity; the person's title, position
and/or assignment in the United States; and the date, time, location and
nature of the incident, including the  potential  penal  law  violations
prompting  such  person having been stopped, questioned, detained and/or
arrested.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05669-04-9

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2009-A8051A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A291
2013-2014: A3519
2015-2016: A2730

2009-A8051A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires notification to certain federal and state agencies when certain persons with diplomatic immunity violate the law; requires a report by law enforcement or police agencies to include, but not be limited to, the name of the person protected by diplomatic immunity; the person's title, position and/or assignment in the United States; and the date, time, location and nature of the incident, including the potential penal law violations prompting such person having been arrested or who would have been arrested but for their diplomatic immunity.

2009-A8051A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A8051A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 8051--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 1, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. LANCMAN, CHRISTENSEN, GABRYSZAK, CASTRO, ESPAIL-
  LAT, JAFFEE, FIELDS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARRON, BURLING,
  CALHOUN, COOK, CROUCH, GALEF,  GLICK,  JEFFRIES,  McDONOUGH,  McENENY,
  MOLINARO,  RAIA,  REILLY, TITONE, TOWNSEND, WALKER, WEISENBERG -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Codes --  committee  discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee

AN ACT in relation to requiring  notification  to  certain  federal  and
  state  agencies  when certain persons with diplomatic immunity violate
  the law

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "diplomat-
ic immunity notification act".
  S  2.  1.  Each  incident,  occurrence  or circumstance where a person
protected from detention, arrest, and/or prosecution by diplomatic immu-
nity was in fact arrested, or would have been  arrested  but  for  their
diplomatic  immunity  by a law enforcement or police agency concerning a
potential violation of the penal law of the state of New York  shall  be
reported by such agency to the following:
  (a) the United States department of state;
  (b) the secretary-general of the United Nations;
  (c) the ambassador or chief diplomatic officer to the United States of
such  individual's  home  country  and  of  the country or international
organization employing such individual in a capacity through which  such
individual enjoys diplomatic immunity;
  (d) the governor;
  (e) the attorney general; and
  (f)  the chief elected officer of the locality in which such incident,
occurrence or circumstance occurred.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05669-05-9

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.