S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 7, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law and the executive law, in relation to the
possession of a firearm while under the influence of alcohol or drugs
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds and
declares that the serious and dangerous consequences which may result
when persons otherwise lawfully in possession of a firearm are under the
influence of alcohol or a controlled substance demand immediate and
forthwith state action. There is no compelling reason to permit such a
person to retain the privilege to carry and possess a firearm, knowing
full well the dire consequences which may occur when alcohol or drugs
and firearms are combined. Therefore, in enacting the provisions of
this act, the state takes the extraordinary step of suspending the
license to carry and possess a firearm of any person found to be under
the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance while actually carry-
ing a loaded firearm on his or her person in a public place, or who if
charged with such activity refuses to submit to a chemical test to
determine the alcohol or drug content of his or her blood.
S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 400.00 of the penal law, as amended by
chapter 189 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
1. Eligibility. No license shall be issued or renewed pursuant to this
section except by the licensing officer, and then only after investi-
gation and finding that all statements in a proper application for a
license are true. No license shall be issued or renewed except for an
applicant (a) twenty-one years of age or older, provided, however, that
where such applicant has been honorably discharged from the United
States army, navy, marine corps, air force or coast guard, or the
national guard of the state of New York, no such age restriction shall
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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apply; (b) of good moral character; (c) who has not been convicted
anywhere of a felony or a serious offense; (d) who has stated whether he
or she has ever suffered any mental illness or been confined to any
hospital or institution, public or private, for mental illness; (e) who
has not had a license revoked or who is not under a suspension or inel-
igibility order issued pursuant to the provisions of SUBDIVISION
ELEVEN-A OF THIS SECTION, section 530.14 of the criminal procedure law
or section eight hundred forty-two-a of the family court act; (f) in the
county of Westchester, who has successfully completed a firearms safety
course and test as evidenced by a certificate of completion issued in
his or her name and endorsed and affirmed under the penalties of perjury
by a duly authorized instructor, except that: (i) persons who are honor-
ably discharged from the United States army, navy, marine corps or coast
guard, or of the national guard of the state of New York, and produce
evidence of official qualification in firearms during the term of
service are not required to have completed those hours of a firearms
safety course pertaining to the safe use, carrying, possession, mainte-
nance and storage of a firearm; and (ii) persons who were licensed to
possess a pistol or revolver prior to the effective date of this para-
graph are not required to have completed a firearms safety course and
test; and (g) concerning whom no good cause exists for the denial of the
license. No person shall engage in the business of gunsmith or dealer in
firearms unless licensed pursuant to this section. An applicant to
engage in such business shall also be a citizen of the United States,
more than twenty-one years of age and maintain a place of business in
the city or county where the license is issued. For such business, if
the applicant is a firm or partnership, each member thereof shall comply
with all of the requirements set forth in this subdivision and if the
applicant is a corporation, each officer thereof shall so comply.
S 3. Subdivision 11 of section 400.00 of the penal law, as amended by
chapter 210 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
11. License: revocation and suspension. The conviction of a licensee
anywhere of a felony or serious offense shall operate as a revocation of
the license. A license may be revoked or suspended as provided for in
section 530.14 of the criminal procedure law or section eight hundred
forty-two-a of the family court act. Except for a license issued pursu-
ant to section 400.01 of this article, a license may be revoked and
cancelled at any time in the city of New York, and in the counties of
Nassau and Suffolk, by the licensing officer, and elsewhere than in the
city of New York by any judge or justice of a court of record; a license
issued pursuant to section 400.01 of this article may be revoked and
cancelled at any time by the licensing officer or any judge or justice
of a court of record. The official revoking a license shall give written
notice thereof without unnecessary delay to the executive department,
division of state police, Albany, and shall also notify immediately the
duly constituted police authorities of the locality. FOR PURPOSES OF
THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "SERIOUS OFFENSE" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
LIMITED TO, A SECOND VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ELEVEN-A OF THIS SECTION
WITHIN TEN YEARS OF A PRIOR VIOLATION OF SUCH SUBDIVISION.
S 4. Section 400.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi-
vision 11-a to read as follows:
11-A. LICENSE; SUSPENSION FOR POSSESSION WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
ALCOHOL OR A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. (A) NO LICENSEE SHALL POSSESS ANY
LOADED FIREARM, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FIFTEEN OF SECTION 265.00 OF
THIS CHAPTER, ON HIS OR HER PERSON IN A PUBLIC PLACE WHILE SUCH LICENSEE
IS EITHER UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A
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CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, AS DEFINED IN SECTIONS THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED TWO
AND THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED SIX OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW. FOR PURPOSES OF
THIS SUBDIVISION, A PERSON IS CONSIDERED TO BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
ALCOHOL OR UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WHERE SUCH
PERSON HAS VOLUNTARILY CONSUMED ALCOHOL OR VOLUNTARILY USED ONE OR MORE
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, OR BOTH, TO THE EXTENT THAT HIS OR HER ABILITY TO
SAFELY HANDLE OR USE A LOADED FIREARM HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED.
FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "PUBLIC PLACE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME
MEANING AS IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 240.00 OF THIS CHAPTER,
PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "PUBLIC PLACE"
SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE INTERIOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE. AS USED IN THIS
SUBDIVISION, "ON HIS OR HER PERSON" SHALL HAVE ITS ORDINARY MEANING,
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A PERSON SHALL
ALSO BE DEEMED TO POSSESS A FIREARM "ON HIS OR HER PERSON" WHERE A
FIREARM LICENSED TO SUCH PERSON IS FOUND IN A MOTOR VEHICLE AT THE SAME
TIME SUCH PERSON IS AN OCCUPANT OF SUCH VEHICLE.
(B) THE LICENSE TO CARRY OR POSSESS A FIREARM OF ANY PERSON WHO IS
CHARGED WITH A VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF
THIS SUBDIVISION OR WHO REFUSES TO SUBMIT TO A CHEMICAL TEST OF HIS OR
HER BREATH, BLOOD, URINE OR SALIVA FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE
ALCOHOLIC AND/OR DRUG CONTENT OF HIS OR HER BLOOD SHALL BE DEEMED
SUSPENDED, WITH RESPECT TO THE FIREARM OR FIREARMS FORMING THE BASIS OF
SUCH CHARGE OR REFUSAL, PENDING A HEARING HELD PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVI-
SION AND SUCH FIREARM OR FIREARMS, TOGETHER WITH ANY AMMUNITION
POSSESSED THEREWITH, SHALL BE CONFISCATED AND HELD BY THE POLICE PENDING
SUCH HEARING.
(C) (I) ANY PERSON WHO HOLDS A LICENSE TO CARRY OR POSSESS A FIREARM
IN THIS STATE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE GIVEN HIS OR HER CONSENT TO A
CHEMICAL TEST OF HIS OR HER BREATH, BLOOD, URINE OR SALIVA FOR THE
PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE ALCOHOLIC AND/OR DRUG CONTENT OF HIS OR HER
BLOOD; PROVIDED, THAT SUCH TEST IS ADMINISTERED BY OR AT THE DIRECTION
OF A POLICE OFFICER WITH RESPECT TO A CHEMICAL TEST OF BREATH, URINE OR
SALIVA OR, WITH RESPECT TO A CHEMICAL TEST OF BLOOD, AT THE DIRECTION OF
A POLICE OFFICER HAVING REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE SUCH PERSON
POSSESSES A FIREARM IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
(II) IF SUCH LICENSEE, HAVING BEEN REQUESTED TO SUBMIT TO SUCH CHEMI-
CAL TEST AND HAVING BEEN INFORMED THAT HIS OR HER LICENSE TO CARRY OR
POSSESS A FIREARM SHALL BE SUSPENDED FOR A REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO SUCH
CHEMICAL TEST, REFUSES TO SUBMIT TO SUCH TEST OR IS ADMINISTERED SUCH
TEST, A WRITTEN REPORT OF SUCH REFUSAL OR TEST RESULT SHALL BE IMME-
DIATELY MADE BY THE POLICE OFFICER BEFORE WHOM SUCH REFUSAL OR TEST WAS
MADE. SUCH REPORT MAY BE VERIFIED BY HAVING THE REPORT SWORN TO, OR
AFFIXING TO SUCH REPORT A FORM NOTICE THAT FALSE STATEMENTS MADE THEREIN
ARE PUNISHABLE AS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR, PURSUANT TO SECTION 210.45 OF
THIS CHAPTER, AND SUCH FORM NOTICE TOGETHER WITH THE SUBSCRIPTION OF THE
DEPONENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A VERIFICATION OF THE REPORT. THE REPORT OF
THE POLICE OFFICER SHALL STATE THAT HE OR SHE HAD REASONABLE GROUNDS TO
BELIEVE SUCH LICENSEE TO HAVE BEEN IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND,
IF APPROPRIATE, THAT SAID PERSON HAD REFUSED TO SUBMIT TO SUCH CHEMICAL
TEST. COPIES OF SUCH REPORT SHALL BE FORWARDED BY THE POLICE OFFICER TO
THE LICENSING OFFICER WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS.
(D) (I) ANY LICENSEE WHOSE LICENSE TO CARRY OR POSSESS A FIREARM HAS
BEEN DEEMED SUSPENDED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, IS
ENTITLED TO A HEARING BY THE LICENSING OFFICER, NO LATER THAN SEVEN DAYS
AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH HE OR SHE ALLEGEDLY VIOLATED THIS SUBDIVISION.
SUCH HEARING SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY THE LICENSING OFFICER, OR IF SUCH
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POSSESSION ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, BY THE POLICE
COMMISSIONER OF SUCH CITY. IF THE LICENSING OFFICER FAILS TO PROVIDE FOR
SUCH HEARING WITHIN THE TIME PRESCRIBED HEREIN, THE LICENSE OF SUCH
PERSON SHALL BE REINSTATED PENDING A HEARING PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVI-
SION AND ANY LAWFULLY POSSESSED FIREARM AND AMMUNITION CONFISCATED
PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY
RETURNED TO THE LICENSEE. THE BURDEN OF PROOF AT A HEARING CONDUCTED
PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE ON THE POLICE OFFICER TO PROVE THE
ISSUES BY A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE. THE HEARING SHALL BE LIMITED
TO THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: (1) DID THE PERSON POSSESS A LOADED FIREARM ON
HIS OR HER PERSON IN A PUBLIC PLACE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL
OR DRUGS IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND DID THE POLICE OFFICER
HAVE REASONABLE GROUNDS FOR BELIEVING SUCH VIOLATION HAD OCCURRED; AND
(2) IF SUSPENSION IS BASED UPON A REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO A CHEMICAL TEST,
DID THE POLICE OFFICER HAVE REASONABLE GROUNDS FOR BELIEVING THE LICEN-
SEE POSSESSED A FIREARM IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION, WAS SUCH
PERSON GIVEN SUFFICIENT WARNING, IN CLEAR AND UNEQUIVOCAL LANGUAGE,
PRIOR TO SUCH REFUSAL THAT SUCH REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO SUCH CHEMICAL TEST
WOULD RESULT IN THE SUSPENSION OF HIS OR HER LICENSE WHETHER OR NOT HE
OR SHE IS FOUND GUILTY OF THE CHARGE AND DID SUCH PERSON REFUSE TO
SUBMIT TO SUCH CHEMICAL TEST. IF, AFTER SUCH HEARING, THE LICENSING
OFFICER FINDS ON BOTH OF SAID ISSUES IN THE NEGATIVE, HE OR SHE SHALL
IMMEDIATELY REINSTATE SUCH LICENSE SUBJECT TO ANY EXISTING RESTRICTION,
REVOCATION, OR SUSPENSION OF SUCH LICENSE AND ANY LAWFULLY POSSESSED
FIREARM AND AMMUNITION CONFISCATED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS
SUBDIVISION SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE LICENSEE. IF, AFTER
SUCH HEARING, THE LICENSING OFFICER FINDS EITHER OF THE ISSUES IN THE
AFFIRMATIVE, HE OR SHE SHALL IMMEDIATELY SUSPEND THE LICENSE. THE
FIREARM LICENSE SHALL BE SUSPENDED FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. THE LICENS-
ING OFFICER, UPON SUSPENDING A LICENSE, SHALL INSTRUCT THE PERSON THAT
ALL OUTSTANDING FIREARMS HELD PURSUANT TO SUCH LICENSE, AND ANY AMEND-
MENTS THERETO, SHALL BE SURRENDERED TO THE DULY ENTITLED POLICE AUTHORI-
TIES WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF THE CONCLUSION OF SUCH HEARING. THE
LICENSING OFFICER SHALL INSTRUCT SUCH PERSON THAT ALL WEAPONS SURREN-
DERED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH AND PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION
SHALL BE RETURNED TO SUCH PERSON UPON THE REINSTATEMENT OF SUCH LICENSE.
ANY PERSON MAY WAIVE HIS OR HER RIGHT TO A HEARING UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH.
FAILURE BY SUCH PERSON TO APPEAR FOR HIS OR HER SCHEDULED HEARING SHALL
CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF SUCH HEARING, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH PERSON
MAY PETITION THE LICENSING OFFICER FOR A NEW HEARING WHICH, IF GRANTED,
SHALL BE HELD AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE.
(II) EVIDENCE OF A REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO SUCH CHEMICAL TEST SHALL BE
ADMISSIBLE IN ANY HEARING HELD PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDI-
VISION BUT ONLY UPON SHOWING THAT THE PERSON WAS GIVEN SUFFICIENT WARN-
ING, IN CLEAR AND UNEQUIVOCAL LANGUAGE, OF THE EFFECT OF SUCH REFUSAL.
(III) UPON THE REQUEST OF THE PERSON WHO WAS TESTED, THE RESULTS OF
SUCH TEST SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO HIM OR HER.
(IV) THE CHEMICAL TEST PROVIDED FOR IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF PARAGRAPH
(C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN THE SAME MANNER AS
PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR OF
THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
(V) ANY PERSON WHOSE LICENSE IS SUSPENDED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS
SUBDIVISION SHALL, AS A CONDITION FOR REINSTATEMENT OF SUCH LICENSE,
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE ALCOHOL AND DRUG REHABILITATION PROGRAM
PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN-S OF THE EXECUTIVE
LAW. THE LICENSING OFFICER SHALL NOT REINSTATE SUCH LICENSE UNTIL THE
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COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES CERTIFIES SUCH
PERSON HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE ALCOHOL AND DRUG REHABILITATION
PROGRAM.
(VI) DURING THE PERIOD OF SUSPENSION PROVIDED FOR IN THIS PARAGRAPH
SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO APPLY FOR ANY LICENSE, OR AN
AMENDMENT TO AN EXISTING LICENSE, PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION.
(E) THE LICENSING OFFICER SUSPENDING A LICENSE SHALL GIVE WRITTEN
NOTICE THEREOF, WITHOUT UNNECESSARY DELAY, TO THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
DIVISION OF STATE POLICE, ALBANY, AND SHALL ALSO NOTIFY IMMEDIATELY THE
DULY CONSTITUTED POLICE AUTHORITIES OF THE LOCALITY.
(F) IN ANY HEARING PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, THE LICENSING OFFICER
SHALL ADMIT EVIDENCE OF THE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS IN THE PERSON'S
BLOOD AS SHOWN BY A TEST ADMINISTERED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SUBDIVISION.
THE FOLLOWING EFFECT SHALL BE GIVEN TO EVIDENCE OF BLOOD-ALCOHOL
CONTENT, AS DETERMINED BY SUCH TESTS, OF A PERSON CHARGED WITH A
VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION:
(I) EVIDENCE THAT THERE WAS LESS THAN .10 OF ONE PER CENTUM BY WEIGHT
OF ALCOHOL IN SUCH PERSON'S BLOOD SHALL BE PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE THAT
SUCH PERSON WAS NOT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL;
(II) EVIDENCE THAT THERE WAS .10 OF ONE PER CENTUM OR MORE BY WEIGHT
OF ALCOHOL IN SUCH PERSON'S BLOOD SHALL BE PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE THAT
SUCH PERSON WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL.
(G) EXCEPT AS HEREIN SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED, THE HEARING CONDUCTED
PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE AN ADJUDICATORY
PROCEEDING SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE THREE OF THE STATE
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.
(H) ANY PERSON AGGRIEVED BY A DECISION AFTER THE HEARING PROVIDED FOR
IN THIS SUBDIVISION MAY APPEAL SUCH DECISION PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS
OF ARTICLE SEVENTY-EIGHT OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES.
(I) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO
PERSON SHALL BE ARRESTED SOLELY FOR AN ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDI-
VISION. HOWEVER, A PERSON FOR WHOM A CHEMICAL TEST IS AUTHORIZED PURSU-
ANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION MAY BE TEMPORARILY DETAINED BY THE POLICE SOLELY
FOR THE PURPOSE OF REQUESTING OR ADMINISTERING SUCH CHEMICAL TEST WHEN-
EVER ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT FOR A PETTY OFFENSE WOULD BE AUTHORIZED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 140.10 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCE-
DURE LAW.
(J) NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO IN ANY
WAY REDUCE OR LIMIT THE EXISTING AUTHORITY OF A LICENSING OFFICER TO
REVOKE OR SUSPEND A LICENSE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. NOTHING
CONTAINED IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO LIMIT, REDUCE OR IN ANY
WAY EFFECT THE CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF A LICENSEE FOR ANY FIREARM OR OTHER
OFFENSE DEFINED IN THIS CHAPTER OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW.
S 5. Subdivision 15 of section 400.00 of the penal law is amended to
read as follows:
15. Any violation by any person of any provision of this section,
OTHER THAN A VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ELEVEN-A OF THIS
SECTION, is a class A misdemeanor.
S 6. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-s to
read as follows:
S 837-S. ALCOHOL AND DRUG REHABILITATION PROGRAM. 1. PROGRAM ESTAB-
LISHMENT. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED AN ALCOHOL AND DRUG REHABILITATION
PROGRAM WITHIN THE DIVISION. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH, BY REGU-
LATION, THE INSTRUCTIONAL AND REHABILITATIVE ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM.
SUCH PROGRAM SHALL CONSIST OF AT LEAST FIFTEEN AND NOT MORE THAN THIRTY
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HOURS AND INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO, CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION IN
AREAS DEEMED SUITABLE BY THE COMMISSIONER.
2. CURRICULUM. THE FORM, CONTENT AND METHOD OF PRESENTATION OF THE
VARIOUS ASPECTS OF SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSION-
ER. IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FORM, CURRICULUM AND CONTENT OF SUCH
PROGRAM, THE COMMISSIONER MAY CONSULT WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL
HEALTH, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
SERVICES AND ANY OTHER STATE DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY AND REQUEST AND
RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FROM THEM. THE COMMISSIONER IS ALSO AUTHORIZED TO
DEVELOP MORE THAN ONE CURRICULUM AND COURSE CONTENT FOR SUCH PROGRAM IN
ORDER TO MEET THE VARYING REHABILITATIVE NEEDS OF THE PARTICIPANTS.
3. WHERE AVAILABLE. A COURSE IN SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE AVAILABLE IN AT
LEAST EVERY COUNTY IN THE STATE, EXCEPT WHERE THE COMMISSIONER DETER-
MINES THAT THERE IS NOT A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF ALCOHOL OR DRUG-RELATED
OFFENSES IN A COUNTY TO MANDATE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SAID COURSE, AND
THAT PROVISIONS BE MADE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF SAID COUNTY TO ATTEND A
COURSE IN ANOTHER COUNTY WHERE A COURSE EXISTS.
4. ELIGIBILITY. PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM SHALL BE LIMITED TO THOSE
PERSONS HAVING VIOLATED THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ELEVEN-A OF
SECTION 400.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
5. EFFECT OF COMPLETION. UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A COURSE IN
SUCH PROGRAM AS CERTIFIED BY ITS ADMINISTRATOR, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL,
ON A FORM PROVIDED FOR SUCH PURPOSE, NOTIFY THE APPROPRIATE LICENSING
OFFICER HAVING ISSUED THE ORDER OF SUSPENSION OF SUCH LICENSEE'S
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE COURSE PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION.
6. FEES. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A SCHEDULE OF FEES TO BE
PAID BY OR ON BEHALF OF EACH PARTICIPANT IN THE PROGRAM, AND MAY, FROM
TIME TO TIME, MODIFY SAME. SUCH FEES SHALL DEFRAY THE ONGOING EXPENSES
OF THE PROGRAM, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT WITH
THE DIVISION A MUNICIPALITY, DEPARTMENT THEREOF, OR OTHER AGENCY MAY
CONDUCT A COURSE IN SUCH PROGRAM WITH ALL OR PART OF THE EXPENSE OF SUCH
COURSE AND PROGRAM BEING BORNE BY SUCH MUNICIPALITY, DEPARTMENT OR AGEN-
CY. IN NO EVENT SHALL SUCH FEE BE REFUNDABLE, EITHER FOR REASONS OF THE
PARTICIPANT'S WITHDRAWAL OR EXPULSION FROM SUCH PROGRAM OR OTHERWISE.
S 7. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law; provided however, that
effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
or regulation necessary for the implementation of the foregoing sections
of this act on their effective date is authorized and directed to be
made and completed within 180 days after the date on which this act
becomes a law.