Senate Bill S7640

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the use of canines for contraband screening at correctional facilities housing one hundred or more inmates

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

  • 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-S7640 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8703
Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §112, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S1685, A4712
2023-2024: S4286, A3038

2019-S7640 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the use of canines for contraband screening at correctional facilities housing one hundred or more inmates.

2019-S7640 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7640 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7640
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 3, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
   Correction
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the correction law, in relation to the use of canines
   for contraband screening at certain correctional facilities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  112 of the correction law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A CONTRABAND SCREENING PLAN  WHICH
 SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO,  THE  USE  OF  A LEASHED AND
 CONTROLLED CANINE TRAINED TO DETECT ILLEGAL DRUGS AT  EACH  CORRECTIONAL
 FACILITY HOUSING ONE HUNDRED OR MORE INMATES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13858-01-9

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