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                                  9971

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 5, 2014
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Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Lentol) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the identification  of
  retired police officers and peace officers

  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  "retired
law enforcement identification act".
  S  2.  Section  845  of the executive law is amended by adding two new
subdivisions 6 and 7 to read as follows:
  6. THE DIVISION, UPON BEING NOTIFIED BY THE HEAD OF A STATE  OR  LOCAL
AGENCY,  UNIT  OF  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT,  STATE OR LOCAL COMMISSION, PUBLIC
AUTHORITY OR OTHER ORGANIZATION WHICH EMPLOYS POLICE OFFICERS  OR  PEACE
OFFICERS  OF THE RETIREMENT FROM DUTY OF A POLICE OFFICER, AS DEFINED IN
SUBDIVISION THIRTY-FOUR OF SECTION 1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW OR
A PEACE OFFICER AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2.10  OF  THE  CRIMINAL  PROCEDURE
LAW,  SHALL UPDATE THE RETIREMENT STATUS OF SUCH OFFICERS IN THE CENTRAL
STATE REGISTRY ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS SECTION.   ADDITIONALLY THE  DIVI-
SION SHALL ASSIGN TO SUCH RETIRED AND RETIRING POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS
A  UNIQUE  PERSONAL  IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND SHALL MAINTAIN THE UNIQUE
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IN THE CENTRAL STATE REGISTRY.
  7. THE DIVISION, UPON BEING NOTIFIED BY THE HEAD OF THE STATE OR LOCAL
AGENCY, UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT,  STATE  OR  LOCAL  COMMISSION,  PUBLIC
AUTHORITY  OR  OTHER ORGANIZATION WHICH EMPLOYS POLICE OFFICERS OR PEACE
OFFICERS OF THE RETIREMENT FROM DUTY OF A POLICE OFFICER, AS DEFINED  IN
SUBDIVISION  THIRTY-FOUR  OF SECTION 1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW,
OR A PEACE OFFICER AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2.10 OF THE CRIMINAL  PROCEDURE
LAW,  SHALL  ISSUE  TO  THE  RETIRING POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER AN
IDENTIFICATION CARD. THE IDENTIFICATION CARD SHALL STATE ON THE FACE THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION:  THE CARD TITLE: "RETIRED LAW  ENFORCEMENT  IDEN-
TIFICATION  CARD"; THE RETIRING POLICE OR PEACE OFFICER'S NAME; A PHOTO-
GRAPH OF THE RETIRING POLICE OR PEACE OFFICER; HIS OR HER DATE OF BIRTH;
GENDER; COLOR OF EYES; FORMER RANK OR TITLE; THE AGENCY THE  OFFICER  IS
RETIRING  FROM;  THE  UNIQUE  PERSONAL  IDENTIFICATION NUMBER CREATED IN

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

                                                           LBD13045-02-3

A. 9971                             2

SUBDIVISION SIX OF  THIS  SECTION;  THE  RETIREE'S  SIGNATURE;  ISSUER'S
SIGNATURE  AND  TITLE; THE YEAR OF RETIREMENT; AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION
THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEEM NECESSARY. ON THE  REVERSE  THE  CARD  SHALL
STATE  THE  FOLLOWING:  THE  NAME,  TELEPHONE  NUMBER AND ADDRESS OF THE
PUBLIC AGENCY ISSUING THE IDENTIFICATION CARD; THE DATE THE  IDENTIFICA-
TION  CARD  WAS  ISSUED AND THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: "THIS CARD DOES NOT
GIVE THE RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ANY  POLICE  POWERS,  INCLUDING
ANY  AUTHORITY  TO  ARREST". THE DIVISION SHALL ISSUE THE IDENTIFICATION
CARD WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF BEING NOTIFIED OF THE OFFICER'S RETIREMENT.
  S 3. The executive law is amended by adding a  new  section  845-a  to
read as follows:
  S  845-A. RETIRED FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. THE DIVISION SHALL
MAKE AVAILABLE BOTH ON  THE  DIVISION'S  INTERNET  WEBSITE  AND  IN  ALL
OFFICES  OF  STATE  OR  LOCAL AGENCY, UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, STATE OR
LOCAL COMMISSION, PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR OTHER ORGANIZATION  WHICH  EMPLOYS
POLICE OFFICERS OR PEACE OFFICERS THAT IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AN
APPLICATION  FORM  FOR  ISSUANCE  OF  AN IDENTIFICATION CARD PURSUANT TO
SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE TO
RETIRED FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, AS SUCH  TERM  IS  DEFINED  IN
SECTION 2.15 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW. THE DIVISION SHALL ISSUE THE
IDENTIFICATION  CARD  PRESCRIBED  BY  SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION EIGHT
HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE TO FEDERAL LAW  ENFORCEMENT  OFFICERS
WHO ARE RESIDING IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED THAT THE DIVISION IS
ABLE  TO CONFIRM THE INDIVIDUAL'S PRIOR EMPLOYMENT AND RETIREMENT FROM A
FEDERAL AGENCY WHICH EMPLOYS  FEDERAL  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  OFFICERS.  UPON
CONFIRMATION  OF  EMPLOYMENT AND RETIREMENT OF A FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER, THE DIVISION SHALL ASSIGN TO SUCH  OFFICER  A  UNIQUE  PERSONAL
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND SHALL KEEP THE OFFICER'S NAME, UNIQUE PERSONAL
IDENTIFICATION  NUMBER,  A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE RETIRED OR RETIRING FEDERAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, HIS OR HER DATE OF BIRTH, FORMER RANK OR TITLE,
THE FEDERAL AGENCY THE OFFICER IS RETIRED FROM AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION
THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEEM NECESSARY TO CARRY  OUT  THE  PROVISIONS  OF
THIS  SECTION IN THE CENTRAL STATE REGISTRY OF POLICE OFFICERS AND PEACE
OFFICERS. THE IDENTIFICATION CARD THAT  THE  DIVISION    ISSUES  TO  ALL
RETIRED  FEDERAL  LAW  ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SHALL INCLUDE THE COMPONENTS
PRESCRIBED BY SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED  FORTY-FIVE  OF
THIS  ARTICLE.  THE  DIVISION SHALL ISSUE THE IDENTIFICATION CARD WITHIN
SIXTY DAYS OF RECEIVING THE  APPLICATION  IF  PROOF  OF  EMPLOYMENT  AND
RETIREMENT FROM SUCH A FEDERAL AGENCY IS CONFIRMED.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.