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                                 4155--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 3, 2015
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Introduced  by  Sens.  GOLDEN, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes  --  recom-
  mitted  to  the  Committee  on Codes in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
  sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to designating
  urban park rangers employed by the city of New York as peace  officers
  under state law

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 27 of section 2.10 of  the  criminal  procedure
law,  as  amended by chapter 664 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read
as follows:
  27. New York city special patrolmen appointed by  the  police  commis-
sioner pursuant to subdivision c or e of section 434a-7.0 or subdivision
c  or  e of section 14-106 of the administrative code of the city of New
York; provided, however, that  nothing  in  this  subdivision  shall  be
deemed to authorize such officer to carry, possess, repair or dispose of
a firearm unless the appropriate license therefor has been issued pursu-
ant  to  section 400.00 of the penal law and the employer has authorized
such officer to possess a firearm  during  any  phase  of  the  officers
on-duty employment. Special patrolmen shall have the powers set forth in
section 2.20 of this article only when they are acting pursuant to their
special  duties; provided, however, that the following categories of New
York city special patrolmen shall have such powers whether or  not  they
are  acting  pursuant  to  their  special duties: school safety officers
employed by the board of education of the  city  of  New  York;  parking
control specialists, taxi and limousine inspectors, [urban park rangers]
and  evidence  and  property control specialists employed by the city of
New York; and further provided that, with respect to the  aforementioned
categories  of  New  York  city  special patrolmen, where such a special

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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patrolman has been appointed by the police commissioner  and,  upon  the
expiration  of  such  appointment  the  police  commissioner has neither
renewed such appointment nor explicitly determined that such appointment
shall  not  be  renewed, such appointment shall remain in full force and
effect indefinitely, until such time as the police commissioner express-
ly determines to either renew or terminate such appointment.
  S 2. Section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 84 to read as follows:
  84. WHILE ON THE PROPERTY OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK,  PARK  RANGERS
EMPLOYED  BY  SUCH CITY PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVI-
SION 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 3. This act shall take effect immediately.