NY State Senate Bill 2017-S1863

Senate Bill S1863

2017-2018 Legislative Session

In relation to designating urban park rangers employed by the city of New York as peace officers

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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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Jan 03, 2018	referred to codes
Jan 11, 2017	referred to codes

2017-S1863 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5494
Current Committee:: Senate Codes
Law Section:: Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S4155, A5626
2019-2020: A6926

2017-S1863 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to designating urban park rangers employed by the city of New York as peace officers.

2017-S1863 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S1863

 TITLE OF BILL :  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

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

To designate Urban Park Rangers as peace officers

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section one of this bill amends subdivision 27 of section 2.10 of the
Criminal Procedure Law to strike urban park rangers.

Section two of this bill amends section 2.10 of the Criminal Procedure
Law by adding a new subdivision 84 to provide that park rangers
employed by the City of New York and while on property owned by the
City shall be peace officers. These peace officers are only allowed to
carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm if they are licensed in
accordance with Penal Law section 400.00.

Section three of this bill provides that this act shall take effect
immediately.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Public safety in New York City's parks is a priority for New York
City's residents. New York City's parks are one of the City's most
important benefits of urban living. The individuals who patrol the
parks have a substantial responsibility in keeping New York City safe.
Urban Park Rangers employed by the City of New York as Parks
Enforcement Patrol (PEP) perform the same law enforcement functions as
police officers and other uniformed service personnel in the city of
New York; such as making arrests, issuing summonses, and enforcing
rules and regulations as well as the NYS Penal law. New York City
Urban Park Rangers are presently "New York City special patrolmen",
which have all the powers of peace officers under New York Law. In
recognition of the important public safety functions performed by the
Urban Park Rangers of NYC; this bill clarifies the powers of the Urban
Park Rangers as peace officers and removes geographic and special duty
limitations on the exercise of those powers.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2016: S.4155-A - Passed the Senate
2015: S.4155 - Passed the Senate

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Undetermined

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S1863 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1863
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- 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
   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
 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD03826-01-7

 S. 1863                             2
 
 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.
   § 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.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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