Senate Bill S6643

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to designating physicians employed by a municipal police department, while deployed with the special weapons and tactics team, as peace officers

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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-S6643 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10702
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S1851, A458
2019-2020: S243, A2638
2021-2022: S3487, A4092
2023-2024: S781

2015-S6643 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates physicians employed by a municipal police department, while deployed with the special weapons and tactics team, as peace officers.

2015-S6643 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6643 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6643

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 2, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  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  designating
  physicians  employed  by  a municipal police department while deployed
  with the special weapons and tactics team, as peace officers

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

  Section  1.  Section  2.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 84 to read as follows:
  84. A LICENSED PHYSICIAN EMPLOYED BY A  MUNICIPAL  POLICE  DEPARTMENT,
WHILE  DEPLOYED  WITH  THE  SPECIAL  WEAPONS  AND TACTICS TEAM, AND WHEN
PERFORMING THEIR DUTIES; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN THIS  SUBDI-
VISION  SHALL  BE  DEEMED  TO  AUTHORIZE SUCH OFFICER TO CARRY, POSSESS,
REPAIR OR DISPOSE OF A FIREARM UNLESS THE APPROPRIATE  LICENSE  THEREFOR
HAS BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 400.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13929-02-6

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