Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Sep 04, 2012 |
enacting clause stricken |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to mental health |
Jan 14, 2011 |
referred to mental health |
Assembly Bill A2268
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
RIVERA P
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Mark J.F. Schroeder
multi-Sponsors
RoAnn Destito
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:
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A5902
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
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