Senate Bill S5966

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring municipalities, authorities and agencies to obtain liability insurance on each duly appointed police officer

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government 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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2021-S5966 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2106
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §52-a, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8601, A10853
2023-2024: S7147, A9993

2021-S5966 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring municipalities, authorities and agencies to obtain liability insurance on each duly appointed police officer in an amount not less than $200,000.

2021-S5966 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5966 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5966
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 24, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
   municipalities, authorities and agencies to obtain liability insurance
   on each duly appointed police officer

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 52-a to read as follows:
   §  52-A.  LIABILITY  INSURANCE FOR POLICE OFFICERS. EACH CITY, COUNTY,
 TOWN, VILLAGE, AUTHORITY OR AGENCY SHALL OBTAIN AND  CONTINUOUSLY  MAIN-
 TAIN A POLICY OF LIABILITY INSURANCE ON EACH DULY APPOINTED POLICE OFFI-
 CER OF SUCH MUNICIPALITY, AUTHORITY OR AGENCY IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN
 TWO  HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR COVERING CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATION CLAIMS
 THAT ARISE FROM THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH  OFFICER'S  POWERS  AND  DUTIES.
 SUCH  INSURANCE  SHALL  BE  USED  TO PAY ANY LEGAL FEES AND/OR JUDGMENTS
 ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH CLAIMS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05546-01-1

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