Assembly Bill A5025

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for the indefinite suspension of New York city police officers without pay pending the disposition of charges of incompetence or misconduct in certain cases

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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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2015-A5025 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1, Chap 753 of 1990; amd §75, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3462
2011-2012: A3054
2013-2014: A4386
2017-2018: A763
2019-2020: A474
2021-2022: A1646
2023-2024: A6033

2015-A5025 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the indefinite suspension of New York city police officers without pay pending the disposition of charges of incompetence or misconduct resulting in death or serious physical injury as defined in section 10.00 of the penal law.

2015-A5025 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5025

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY,
  SCARBOROUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental
  Employees

AN ACT to amend chapter 753 of the  laws  of  1990  amending  the  civil
  service  law, relating to suspension of police officers pending deter-
  mination of charges; and to amend the civil service law,  in  relation
  to  suspension  of  New  York city police officers without pay pending
  determination of charges

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

  Section  1.  Section 1 of chapter 753 of the laws of 1990 amending the
civil service law, relating to suspension  of  police  officers  pending
determination of charges, is amended to read as follows:
  Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
police officers as defined in paragraph (d) of subdivision 34 of section
1.20  of  the  criminal  procedure  law and as designated members of the
police department of the city of New York pursuant to section 431 of the
New York city charter, pending the determination of charges of  incompe-
tency  or  misconduct may not be suspended for a period exceeding thirty
days; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY  SUCH  POLICE  OFFICER  WHO  HAS  BEEN
CHARGED  AND  INDICTED  FOR  A  CRIME  RESULTING IN DEATH OR INJURY TO A
PERSON AS DEFINED IN SECTION 10.00 OF THE PENAL LAW MAY BE SUSPENDED FOR
AN INDEFINITE PERIOD PENDING THE DETERMINATION OF THE  CRIMINAL  INDICT-
MENT AND OTHER DEPARTMENTAL CHARGES OF INCOMPETENCY OR MISCONDUCT.
  S  2. Subdivision 3-a of section 75 of the civil service law, as added
by chapter 753 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
  3-a. Suspension pending determination of charges and penalties  relat-
ing to police officers of the police department of the city of New York.
Pending  the  hearing  and  determination  of charges of incompetency or
misconduct, a police officer employed by the police  department  of  the
city of New York may be suspended without pay for a period not exceeding

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03766-01-5
              

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