Assembly Bill A5207

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Designates sheriffs, under-sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of the city of New York as police officers

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A5207 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2778
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1.20 & 2.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7998, S6565
2017-2018: A6076, S4499
2019-2020: A7542, S373, S8050
2021-2022: A7993, S2682

2023-A5207 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates sheriffs, under-sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of the city of New York as police officers.

2023-A5207 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5207
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation  to  designating
   sheriffs,  under-sheriffs  and deputy sheriffs of the city of New York
   as police officers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision 34 of section 1.20 of the
 criminal procedure law is amended to read as follows:
   (b) Sheriffs, under-sheriffs and deputy sheriffs [of counties  outside
 of New York City];
   §  2.  Paragraph (b) of subdivision 34 of section 1.20 of the criminal
 procedure law, as amended by section 13 of part BBB of chapter 59 of the
 laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   (b) Sheriffs, under-sheriffs and deputy sheriffs [of counties  outside
 of  New  York City where such department is certified in accordance with
 paragraph (d) of subdivision one of section eight hundred forty-six-h of
 the executive law];
   § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 2.10 of the criminal procedure  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  969  of  the  laws  of 1983, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. [The sheriff, undersheriff and deputy sheriffs of New York city and
 sworn] SWORN officers of the Westchester  county  department  of  public
 safety  services  appointed after January thirty-first, nineteen hundred
 eighty-three to the title of public safety officer and who  perform  the
 functions previously performed by a Westchester county deputy sheriff on
 or prior to such date.
   §  4.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 section two of this act shall take effect on the same date  and  in  the
 same manner as section 13 of part BBB of chapter 59 of the laws of 2021,
 takes effect.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07429-01-3

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