Assembly Bill A9588

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a contraband screening plan which includes a canine at the entrance of each correctional facility

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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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2021-A9588 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §112, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4851

2021-A9588 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a contraband screening plan which includes a canine at the entrance of each correctional facility to detect the presence of illegal drugs.

2021-A9588 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9588
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PALMESANO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the  correction  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  a
   contraband  screening  plan which includes a canine at the entrance of
   each correctional facility
 
   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 6 to read as follows:
   6. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A CONTRABAND SCREENING PLAN  WHICH
 SHALL  INCLUDE  THE  USE  OF  A LEASHED AND CONTROLLED CANINE TRAINED TO
 DETECT ILLEGAL DRUGS AT THE ENTRANCE OF EACH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13367-01-1

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