Senate Bill S3764

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to motorcycle profiling

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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-S3764 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3147
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง839-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9974
2013-2014: S7424, A3594
2017-2018: S4506, A481
2019-2020: S2246, A3518
2021-2022: S3860, A1747
2023-2024: S4704, A9187

2015-S3764 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the municipal police training council to ensure that issues related to motorcycle profiling are addressed in basic law enforcement training.

2015-S3764 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3764 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3764

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 17, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to motorcycle profiling

  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 a new section 839-a
to read as follows:
  S 839-A. MOTORCYCLE PROFILING. 1. THE MUNICIPAL POLICE TRAINING  COUN-
CIL  SHALL  ENSURE  THAT  ISSUES  RELATED  TO  MOTORCYCLE  PROFILING ARE
ADDRESSED IN BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND  OFFERED  TO  IN-SERVICE
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXISTING TRAINING REGARDING
PROFILING.
  2.  LOCAL  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AGENCIES SHALL ADD A STATEMENT CONDEMNING
MOTORCYCLE PROFILING TO EXISTING POLICIES REGARDING PROFILING.
  3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "MOTORCYCLE PROFILING" MEANS  THE
ILLEGAL USE OF THE FACT THAT A PERSON RIDES A MOTORCYCLE OR WEARS MOTOR-
CYCLE-RELATED  PARAPHERNALIA  AS  A FACTOR IN DECIDING TO STOP AND QUES-
TION, TAKE ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ARREST, OR SEARCH  A  PERSON  OR  VEHICLE
WITH  OR  WITHOUT  A LEGAL BASIS UNDER THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION OR
NEW YORK STATE CONSTITUTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law;  provided, however that effective immediately, the
addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rules or regulations  necessary
for  the  implementation  of the foregoing provisions of this act on its
effective date is authorized and directed to be made and completed on or
before such effective date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06325-01-5

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