Senate Bill S8580

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires police officers to report the misconduct of a police officer

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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-S8580 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10597
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §837, add §837-v, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S2186, A3809
2023-2024: S743, A3609

2019-S8580 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires police officers to report the misconduct of a police officer; requires the division of criminal justice to establish a protocol to be followed by police agencies when handling and recording mandatory reports of misconduct by a police officer.

2019-S8580 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8580 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8580
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 16, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring police offi-
   cers  to  report  the misconduct of a police officer and requiring the
   division of criminal justice to establish a protocol to be followed by
   police agencies when  handling  and  recording  mandatory  reports  of
   misconduct by a police officer
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 837 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 23 to read as follows:
   23. PROMULGATE A STANDARDIZED AND  DETAILED  WRITTEN  PROTOCOL  TO  BE
 FOLLOWED  BY POLICE AGENCIES FOR THE HANDLING AND RECORDING OF MANDATORY
 REPORTS OF MISCONDUCT BY  A  POLICE  OFFICER  AS  REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN-V OF THIS ARTICLE. THE PROTOCOL SHALL
 INCLUDE PROVISIONS PROTECTING POLICE OFFICERS WHO ARE MANDATED TO REPORT
 MISCONDUCT  FROM  RETALIATION AGAINST SUCH OFFICER AS A RESULT OF FILING
 SUCH REPORT. THE DIVISION SHALL ALSO PROMULGATE A STANDARDIZED  "OFFICER
 MISCONDUCT  INCIDENT  REPORT  FORM"  FOR  USE  BY POLICE AGENCIES IN THE
 REPORTING, RECORDING AND INVESTIGATION OF ALL ALLEGED INCIDENTS OF OFFI-
 CER MISCONDUCT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER AN ARREST IS MADE AS A  RESULT  OF
 SUCH  INVESTIGATION.  SUCH FORM SHALL BE PREPARED IN MULTIPLE PARTS, ONE
 OF WHICH SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY  FORWARDED  TO  THE  DIVISION,  AND  SHALL
 INCLUDE  DESIGNATED  SPACES  FOR:  THE RECORDATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE
 INVESTIGATION BY THE POLICE AGENCY AND THE BASIS FOR ANY  ACTION  TAKEN;
 THE  RECORDATION  OF  THE REPORTING OFFICER'S ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT;
 AND IMMEDIATELY THEREUNDER A SPACE ON WHICH THE REPORTING OFFICER  SHALL
 SIGN  AND  VERIFY  HIS  OR  HER ALLEGATIONS. SUCH PROTOCOL SHALL INCLUDE
 PROVISIONS REGARDING THE FAILURE TO REPORT  MISCONDUCT  WHICH,  NOTWITH-
 STANDING  ANY  PROVISION  OF  A  LABOR  CONTRACT  TO THE CONTRARY, SHALL
 AUTHORIZE THE POLICE AGENCY TO TERMINATE FROM  EMPLOYMENT  AND/OR  BRING
 CRIMINAL  CHARGES  AGAINST  THE OFFICER WHO FAILED TO REPORT THE MISCON-
 DUCT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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