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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Senate Bill S1889
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 10th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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
(D) 34th Senate District
(D) 20th Senate District
(D) 32nd Senate District
2023-S1889 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6023
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §839-a, Exec L; amd §740, Lab L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2019-2020:
S8520
2021-2022: S1619, A7283
2023-S1889 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1889 SPONSOR: SANDERS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law and the labor law, in relation to enacting "Cariol's Law" PURPOSE: This bill would enact "Cariol's Law", which mandates police officers to safely intervene when such officer observes another police officer using excessive force. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Title Section 2: Definitions -Duty to intervene Failure to intervene. -Liability
2023-S1889 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1889 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 17, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance 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 S. 1889 2
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