Assembly Actions -
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Jun 20, 2014 |
committed to rules |
Jun 02, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
May 29, 2014 |
2nd report cal. |
May 28, 2014 |
1st report cal.939 |
May 06, 2014 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to codes |
Feb 05, 2013 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S3549
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- 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
Votes
2013-S3549 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Criminal Procedure Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง2.20, CP L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S3054
2011-2012: S2377
2013-S3549 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3549 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to authorizing peace officers designated to investigate insurance frauds to execute arrest warrants and search warrants PURPOSE: To facilitate the investigation and prosecution of insurance fraud in New York State by authorizing insurance fraud investigators to execute arrest warrants and search warrants. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill amends sections 2.20 of the criminal procedure law to authorize investigators of the insurance frauds bureau of the new department of financial services to request and execute arrest and search warrants. JUSTIFICATION: Auto insurance premiums are rising, particularly down- state, and insurance fraud is a principal cause of the increases. Insurance fraud - auto, medical and property - costs New York consumers over S1 billion per year in increased premiums and it continues to grow. The state has an obligation to ensure that criminals profiting from insurance fraud are brought to justice; and this bill will further this goal by ensuring that insurance fraud investigators of the DFS are able to fight insurance fraud without being hindered because they lack the authority to independently execute search and arrest warrants. The mission of the frauds bureau of the DFS is to investigate allega-
2013-S3549 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3549 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 5, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to authorizing peace officers designated to investigate insurance frauds to execute arrest warrants and search warrants THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2.20 of the criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new paragraph (k) to read as follows: (K) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES DESIGNATED AS PEACE OFFICERS BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO (I) APPLY FOR AND EXECUTE WARRANTS OF ARREST AS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY OF THIS CHAPTER, AND (II) APPLY FOR AND EXECUTE SEARCH WARRANTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE SIX HUNDRED NINETY OF THIS CHAPTER, WHENEVER ACTING PURSUANT TO THEIR SPECIAL DUTIES. S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08121-01-3
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