NY State Assembly Bill 2011-A2268

Assembly Bill A2268

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that directors of in-patient facilities and hospitals shall designate safety officers to act as special policeman

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Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken

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

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Sep 04, 2012	enacting clause stricken
Jan 04, 2012	referred to mental health
Jan 14, 2011	referred to mental health

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2011-A2268 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§7.25 & 13.25, Ment Hyg L; amd §455, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:: A5902

2011-A2268 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that directors of in-patient facilities and hospitals shall designate safety officers to act as special policemen.

2011-A2268 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2268

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 14, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. P. RIVERA, SCHROEDER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. DESTITO -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Mental
  Health

AN  ACT  to  amend  the mental hygiene law and the public health law, in
  relation to peace officer powers of safety officers

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

  Section  1. Subdivision (a) of section 7.25 of the mental hygiene law,
as amended by chapter 22 of the laws of 1984,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  (a) The commissioner and the directors of in-patient facilities in the
office  of mental health [may] SHALL designate safety officers to act as
special policemen whose duty it shall be, under orders of the  appropri-
ate  officer,  to  preserve  peace  and good order in facilities of such
office and to fully protect the grounds, buildings, and  patients.  Such
safety officers acting as special policemen shall possess all the powers
of  peace  officers, as set forth in section 2.20 of the criminal proce-
dure law, while performing duties in or arising out  of  the  course  of
their  employment.  Such  peace  officers  when acting pursuant to their
special duties may issue and serve a simplified traffic information  and
appearance  ticket,  in the form prescribed by the commissioner of motor
vehicles pursuant to section two hundred seven of the vehicle and  traf-
fic law, upon a person when he has reasonable cause to believe that such
person  has  committed  a  traffic infraction in his presence, and shall
have the power to issue and serve an appearance  ticket  as  defined  in
section 150.10 of the criminal procedure law for an offense other than a
felony in lieu of an arrest.
  S  2.  Subdivision  (a) of section 13.25 of the mental hygiene law, as
amended by chapter 969 of the laws  of  1983,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00026-01-1

A. 2268                             2

  (a)  The commissioner and the directors of facilities under his juris-
diction [may] SHALL designate safety officers to act as special  police-
men  whose duty it shall be, under orders of the appropriate officer, to
preserve peace and good order in such facilities and  to  fully  protect
the  grounds,  buildings,  and  patients. Such safety officers acting as
special policemen shall possess all the powers of peace officers, as set
forth in section 2.20 of the criminal procedure  law,  while  performing
duties  in or arising out of the course of their employment.  Such peace
officers when acting pursuant to their  special  duties  may  issue  and
serve  a  simplified  traffic  information and appearance ticket, in the
form prescribed by  the  commissioner  of  motor  vehicles  pursuant  to
section  two hundred seven of the vehicle and traffic law, upon a person
when he has reasonable cause to believe that such person has committed a
traffic infraction in his presence, and shall have the  power  to  issue
and serve an appearance ticket as defined in section 150.10 of the crim-
inal  procedure  law  for  an  offense other than a felony in lieu of an
arrest.
  S 3. Section 455 of the public health law, as amended by  chapter  843
of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows:
  S  455. Hospitals; special policemen; powers and duties. 1. The direc-
tor of each hospital in the department [may] SHALL designate [attendants
or other employees] SAFETY OFFICERS to act as  special  policemen  whose
duty  it  shall  be  under  the  orders  of  the director to protect the
grounds, buildings and patients of the hospital and to  eject  therefrom
disorderly  persons.  Such  [attendants and employees, acting as special
policemen,] SAFETY OFFICERS shall possess all the powers of peace  offi-
cers, as set forth in section 2.20 of the criminal procedure law, on the
grounds and premises.
  2.  The designation of such [attendants and employees] SAFETY OFFICERS
as special policemen in pursuance hereof, shall not be deemed to  super-
sede,  on  the  grounds  and premises of such hospital, the authority of
peace or police officers of the jurisdiction within which such  hospital
is located.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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