Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Assembly Bill A6023
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CHANDLER-WATERMAN
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Al Taylor
Dana Levenberg
Maritza Davila
Karines Reyes
2023-A6023 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A6023 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6023 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 30, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the executive law and the labor law, in relation to enacting "Cariol's Law" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Cariol's law" or "duty to intervene". § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 839-a to read as follows: § 839-A. EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE; DUTY TO INTERVENE. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "POLICE OFFICER" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION THIRTY-FOUR OF SECTION 1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW; (B) "USE OF FORCE" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO: (I) BRANDISHING, POINTING, USING OR DISCHARGING A FIREARM AT OR IN THE DIRECTION OF ANOTHER PERSON; (II) USING A CHOKEHOLD OR SIMILAR RESTRAINT THAT APPLIES PRESSURE TO THE THROAT OR WINDPIPE OF A PERSON IN A MANNER THAT MAY HINDER BREATHING OR REDUCE INTAKE OF AIR; (III) DISPLAYING, USING OR DEPLOYING A CHEMICAL AGENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, OLEORESIN CAPSICUM, PEPPER SPRAY OR TEAR GAS; (IV) BRANDISHING, USING OR DEPLOYING AN IMPACT WEAPON, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A BATON OR BILLY CLUB; (V) BRANDISHING, USING OR DEPLOYING AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL WEAPON, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AN ELECTRONIC STUN GUN, FLASH BOMB OR LONG-RANGE ACOUSTIC DEVICE; OR (VI) ENGAGING IN CONDUCT WHICH RESULTS IN THE DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OF ANOTHER PERSON. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01555-01-3 A. 6023 2
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