Assembly Bill A6662

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes a blue alert system to aid in the apprehension of any individuals suspected of killing or seriously wounding any law enforcement officer

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  • 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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2011-A6662 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2730
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยงยง837-s & 837-t, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8145
2013-2014: A2278, S2108
2015-2016: A4188, S1460
2017-2018: A2335, S2995
2019-2020: A4579
2021-2022: A6318

2011-A6662 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a blue alert system to aid in the identification, location and apprehension of any individuals suspected of killing or seriously wounding any local, state or federal law enforcement officer.

2011-A6662 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6662

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 24, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. MALLIOTAKIS, CASTELLI, RAIA, MONTESANO, McDO-
  NOUGH, CROUCH, P. RIVERA, P. LOPEZ, BARCLAY -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --
  M.  of  A. CERETTO, CONTE, MAYERSOHN, McLAUGHLIN, J. MILLER, MOLINARO,
  SALADINO, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a blue
  alert system to aid in the apprehension of any  individuals  suspected
  of killing or seriously wounding any law enforcement officer

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

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by  adding  two  new  sections
837-s and 837-t to read as follows:
  S  837-S.  BLUE ALERT SYSTEM. 1. THERE IS ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DIVI-
SION THE BLUE ALERT SYSTEM REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS  THE  "SYSTEM"
WHICH  IS A STATEWIDE PROGRAM TO AID IN THE IDENTIFICATION, LOCATION AND
APPREHENSION OF ANY INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUALS SUSPECTED  OF  KILLING  OR
SERIOUSLY WOUNDING ANY LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
  2.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" MEANS
ANY PUBLIC SERVANT HAVING BOTH THE POWER AND DUTY TO  MAKE  ARRESTS  FOR
VIOLATIONS  OF  THE  LAWS  OF  THE  STATE  OF  NEW YORK, AND FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AUTHORIZED TO CARRY FIREARMS AND  TO  MAKE  ARRESTS
FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
  3. THE DIVISION SHALL DEVELOP REGIONS TO PROVIDE THE SYSTEM. THE DIVI-
SION  SHALL  COORDINATE  WITH  LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PUBLIC
COMMERCIAL TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTERS  TO  PROVIDE  AN  EFFECTIVE
SYSTEM. IN THE EVENT THAT A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OPTS NOT TO SET
UP A SYSTEM AND A KILLING OR SERIOUS WOUNDING OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI-
CER  OCCURS  WITHIN  THE  JURISDICTION, IT SHALL NOTIFY THE DIVISION WHO
WILL NOTIFY LOCAL MEDIA IN THE REGION.
  4. THE BLUE ALERT SYSTEM SHALL INCLUDE ALL STATE AGENCIES  CAPABLE  OF
PROVIDING  URGENT  AND  TIMELY  INFORMATION  TO THE PUBLIC TOGETHER WITH

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08604-01-1
              

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