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                                   6926
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 27, 2019
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 Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred 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] subdivi-
 sion 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.
              

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 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 85 to read as follows:
   85.  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.