Assembly Bill A8071

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to persons designated as peace officers; repealer

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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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2019-A8071 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §§2.10 & 2.16, add §2.10, amd §1.20, CP L; amd §105, ABC L; amd §§10-131, 11-4021, 11-4023, 11-4024, 12-121 & 17-182, NYC Ad Cd; amd §120, Cor L; amd §§50-a, 50-d & 50-e, Civ Rts L; amd §§130 & 209, Civ Serv L; amd §156-c, Exec L; amd §89-n, Gen Bus L; amd §1299-e, Pub Auth L; amd §1399-ll, Pub Health L; amd §3-b, Pub Off L; amd §§10.00, 125.26, 125.27 & 400.00, Pen L; amd §§1815, 1845, 1846, 1846-a, 1847 & 1848, Tax L; amd §47, Work Comp L

2019-A8071 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to persons designated as peace officers and the authority of such peace officers to carry, possess, repair, or dispose of a firearm without an appropriate license.

2019-A8071 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8071
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  criminal  procedure law, the alcoholic beverage
   control law, the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  the
   correction law, the civil rights law, the civil service law, the exec-
   utive  law,  the general business law, the public authorities law, the
   public health law, the public officers law, the penal law, the tax law
   and the workers' compensation law, in relation to peace officers;  and
   to  repeal  certain  provisions of the criminal procedure law relating
   thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Sections  2.10 and 2.16 of the criminal procedure law are
 REPEALED and a new section 2.10 is added to read as follows:
 § 2.10 PERSONS DESIGNATED AS PEACE OFFICERS.
   1. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW
 OR CHARTER TO THE CONTRARY, THE FOLLOWING PERSONS SHALL HAVE THE  POWERS
 OF,  AND  SHALL BE PEACE OFFICERS AND SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CARRY,
 POSSESS, REPAIR, OR DISPOSE OF A FIREARM WITHOUT AN APPROPRIATE  LICENSE
 THEREFOR ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 400.00 OF THE PENAL LAW:
   (A) PAROLE OFFICERS AND WARRANT OFFICERS.
   (A-1) PAROLE REVOCATION SPECIALISTS.
   (B) PROBATION OFFICERS.
   (C)  OFFICIALS  OF  THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPER-
 VISION AND CORRECTION  OFFICERS  OF  ANY  STATE  CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY,
 APPOINTED  AND  DESIGNATED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  AS  A  PEACE OFFICER;
 CORRECTION OFFICERS OF ANY PENAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION APPOINTED  AND
 DESIGNATED BY THE SHERIFF OF A COUNTY AS A PEACE OFFICER; AND CELL BLOCK
 ATTENDANTS  EMPLOYED  BY A POLICE DEPARTMENT APPOINTED AND DESIGNATED BY
 THE HEAD OF A POLICE DEPARTMENT AS A PEACE OFFICER.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04958-03-9
              

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