Senate Bill S4602

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting law enforcement officers and peace officers from inquiring about the immigration status of a victim or witness to a criminal offense

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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-S4602 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3747
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §837-t, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8211, A11590
2011-2012: S3619, A1655
2013-2014: S3212, A6700
2015-2016: S1410, A8450
2017-2018: S2833, A4438
2021-2022: S5045
2023-2024: S6005

2019-S4602 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits law enforcement officers and peace officers from inquiring about the immigration status of a victim of or witness to a criminal offense.

2019-S4602 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4602 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4602
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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  prohibiting  law
   enforcement officers and peace officers from inquiring about the immi-
   gration status of a victim or witness to a criminal offense

   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  837-t
 to read as follows:
   § 837-T.  PROHIBITIONS ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND PEACE OFFICERS.
 1.  A  LAW  ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR A PEACE OFFICER MAY NOT INQUIRE AS TO
 THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF A VICTIM OF OR WITNESS TO A  CRIMINAL  OFFENSE
 EXCEPT AS NECESSARY TO INVESTIGATE THE OFFENSE.
   2.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" MEANS A
 STATE OR LOCAL POLICE OFFICER  AND  "PEACE  OFFICER"  MEANS  ANY  PERSON
 DESIGNATED  AS  A PEACE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.10 OF THE CRIMINAL
 PROCEDURE LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08191-01-9

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