Legislation
ARTICLE 10
Firefighters and Police Officers
General Municipal (GMU) CHAPTER 24
ARTICLE 10
FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS
Section 200. Defining qualifications of exempt volunteer
firefighters.
200-a. Volunteer firefighters serving in more than one fire
company or fire department.
200-aa. Training stipend for volunteer firefighters.
200-b. Leaves of absence for volunteer firefighters entering
the armed forces of the United States prior to July
first, nineteen hundred sixty-six.
200-c. Leaves of absence for volunteer firefighters entering
the armed forces of the United States on or after
July first, nineteen hundred sixty-six.
201. Rights and privileges of exempt volunteer
firefighters.
202. Certificate to be issued to exempt volunteer
firefighter.
202-a. Recording certificates of exempt volunteer
firefighter.
203. List of exempt volunteer firefighters to be filed.
204. Qualifications necessary to entitle to certain
exemptions.
204-a. Raising of funds for fire company purposes.
204-b. Youth programs.
204-c. Plan for arson investigation.
204-d. Duties of the fire chief.
204-dd. Qualifications of a fire chief.
204-e. Unauthorized destruction of property.
204-f. Plan for hazardous materials incidents response.
204-g. Restrictions on the use of firefighting foam
containing PFAS chemicals.
205. Payments to injured or representatives of deceased
volunteer firefighters.
205-a. Additional right of action to certain injured or
representatives of certain deceased firefighters.
205-b. Relief of volunteer firefighters engaged in the
performance of duty as such firefighters from civil
liability and liability of fire districts for the
acts of volunteer firefighters.
205-c. Payments pending controversies where volunteer
firefighters are killed or injured.
205-cc. Volunteer firefighter enhanced cancer disability
benefits.
205-d. Relief from civil liability for acts or omissions by
fire wardens in the city of New York.
205-e. Right of action to certain injured or representatives
of certain deceased police officers.
205-f. Removal of civil liability barriers.
205-g. Defense and indemnification of volunteer firefighters.
206. Certificate to police officers and firefighters; free
transportation; use of telegraph lines and
telephones.
206-a. Penalty for improper use of certificates.
206-b. Exemption of benefits payable under blanket accident
insurance covering volunteer firefighters.
207. Hospitalization of members of fire departments in
certain cities.
207-a. Payment of salary, medical and hospital expenses of
firefighters with injuries or illness incurred in
performance of duties.
207-b. Additional retirement benefits for certain
firefighters in cities.
207-c. Payment of salary, wages, medical and hospital
expenses of police officers with injuries or illness
incurred in the performance of duties.
207-d. Additional retirement benefits for certain policemen
in cities and certain villages.
207-e. Minimum retirement benefits for police officers in
cities and who are members of police pension or
retirement systems maintained by such cities.
207-e*2. Minimum retirement benefits for firefighters in cities
and who are members of fire department pension or
retirement systems maintained by such cities.
207-f. Ordinary death benefits of members of fire department
systems of cities.
207-g. Ordinary death benefits of members of police
retirement systems.
207-h. Death benefits of members of certain fire department
pension or retirement systems of cities.
207-h*2. Death benefits of members of certain police pension
systems.
207-i. Temporary supplemental retirement allowances for
certain police officers.
207-i*2. Supplemental retirement allowances of retired
firefighters of cities.
207-ii. Payment of supplemental retirement allowances of
retired police officers and firefighters of certain
cities.
207-j. Supplemental pension allowances of certain retired
teachers of cities.
207-k. Disabilities of policemen and firemen in certain
cities.
207-k*2. Disabilities of policemen and firemen in certain
cities.
207-kk. Disabilities of firefighters in certain cities caused
by cancer.
207-kkk. Disabilities of firefighters in certain cities caused
by Parkinson's Disease.
207-l. Temporary supplemental retirement allowances for
certain police officers in towns and villages.
207-n. Performance of duty disability retirement.
207-o. Performance of duty disability retirement.
207-o*2. Disabilities of members of the uniformed force of
correction departments in certain cities.
207-p. Performance of duty disability retirement; police and
fire department.
207-q. Firefighters; presumption in certain diseases.
207-q*2. Disabilities of emergency medical technicians or
advanced emergency medical technicians in certain
cities.
208. Members of police force to have one day rest in seven.
208-a. School guards.
208-b. Death benefits for beneficiaries of certain police
officers and firefighters.
208-c. Death benefits for dependent fathers or dependent
mothers of certain police officers and firefighters.
208-d. Extra work by members of certain police forces.
208-d*2. Compensation during disability.
208-d*3. Extra work by members of a police force in cities.
208-e. Extra work by members of certain police forces.
208-f. Special accidental death benefit.
208-g. Community activity by members of a police force.
208-h. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and retraining
for police departments in cities having a population
of one million or more
209. Outside service by local fire departments, companies,
ambulance districts and airport crash-fire-rescue
units.
209-a. Relations with other states and the dominion of
Canada.
209-aa. Paid leave for disaster service volunteers.
209-aa*2. Appointment of private college campus security
officers at independent non-profit colleges.
209-b. Emergency rescue and first aid squads.
209-bb. Specialized teams; volunteer wilderness/inland search
and rescue teams.
209-c. Fire police squads of fire departments and fire
companies.
209-cc. Notification of presence of wild animals and dangerous
dogs.
209-d. Contracts for outside service by volunteer fire
departments and companies.
209-dd. Discovery of unlawful drug laboratory.
209-e. Fire mobilization and mutual aid plan.
209-ee. Adoption of a code of ethics and disclosure of
interests by fire companies.
209-f. Outside service by local police forces; mobilization
by governor; powers of sheriffs.
209-ff. Provisions relating to certain accidental disability
benefits.
209-fff. Provisions relating to a membership date in the New
York city police pension fund attributable to
service in the titles of police cadet program and
police cadet program II in the New York city police
department cadet program.
209-g. Liability for outside aid.
209-gg. Symbols of hate.
209-i. Emergency service by volunteer firefighters.
209-j. Mutual aid programs in counties.
209-l. Removal of volunteer officers and volunteer members of
fire departments.
209-m. Outside service by local police; civil disturbance
control.
209-p. Relay of fire and emergency calls.
209-q. Permanent appointment of police officers; completion
of training program.
209-r. Police protection.
209-s. Contracts between municipalities and fire districts
for joint fire training centers.
209-t. Contracts for joint fire alarm systems.
209-u. Notification of presence of hazardous materials.
209-v. Employment of retired persons as special patrolmen for
publicly owned property.
209-w. Permanent appointment of firefighters; completion of
training program.
209-x. Training of certain paid city firefighters promoted to
a first-line supervisory position.
209-y. Establishment of hazardous materials emergency
response teams.
209-z. Annual independent audits.
FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS
Section 200. Defining qualifications of exempt volunteer
firefighters.
200-a. Volunteer firefighters serving in more than one fire
company or fire department.
200-aa. Training stipend for volunteer firefighters.
200-b. Leaves of absence for volunteer firefighters entering
the armed forces of the United States prior to July
first, nineteen hundred sixty-six.
200-c. Leaves of absence for volunteer firefighters entering
the armed forces of the United States on or after
July first, nineteen hundred sixty-six.
201. Rights and privileges of exempt volunteer
firefighters.
202. Certificate to be issued to exempt volunteer
firefighter.
202-a. Recording certificates of exempt volunteer
firefighter.
203. List of exempt volunteer firefighters to be filed.
204. Qualifications necessary to entitle to certain
exemptions.
204-a. Raising of funds for fire company purposes.
204-b. Youth programs.
204-c. Plan for arson investigation.
204-d. Duties of the fire chief.
204-dd. Qualifications of a fire chief.
204-e. Unauthorized destruction of property.
204-f. Plan for hazardous materials incidents response.
204-g. Restrictions on the use of firefighting foam
containing PFAS chemicals.
205. Payments to injured or representatives of deceased
volunteer firefighters.
205-a. Additional right of action to certain injured or
representatives of certain deceased firefighters.
205-b. Relief of volunteer firefighters engaged in the
performance of duty as such firefighters from civil
liability and liability of fire districts for the
acts of volunteer firefighters.
205-c. Payments pending controversies where volunteer
firefighters are killed or injured.
205-cc. Volunteer firefighter enhanced cancer disability
benefits.
205-d. Relief from civil liability for acts or omissions by
fire wardens in the city of New York.
205-e. Right of action to certain injured or representatives
of certain deceased police officers.
205-f. Removal of civil liability barriers.
205-g. Defense and indemnification of volunteer firefighters.
206. Certificate to police officers and firefighters; free
transportation; use of telegraph lines and
telephones.
206-a. Penalty for improper use of certificates.
206-b. Exemption of benefits payable under blanket accident
insurance covering volunteer firefighters.
207. Hospitalization of members of fire departments in
certain cities.
207-a. Payment of salary, medical and hospital expenses of
firefighters with injuries or illness incurred in
performance of duties.
207-b. Additional retirement benefits for certain
firefighters in cities.
207-c. Payment of salary, wages, medical and hospital
expenses of police officers with injuries or illness
incurred in the performance of duties.
207-d. Additional retirement benefits for certain policemen
in cities and certain villages.
207-e. Minimum retirement benefits for police officers in
cities and who are members of police pension or
retirement systems maintained by such cities.
207-e*2. Minimum retirement benefits for firefighters in cities
and who are members of fire department pension or
retirement systems maintained by such cities.
207-f. Ordinary death benefits of members of fire department
systems of cities.
207-g. Ordinary death benefits of members of police
retirement systems.
207-h. Death benefits of members of certain fire department
pension or retirement systems of cities.
207-h*2. Death benefits of members of certain police pension
systems.
207-i. Temporary supplemental retirement allowances for
certain police officers.
207-i*2. Supplemental retirement allowances of retired
firefighters of cities.
207-ii. Payment of supplemental retirement allowances of
retired police officers and firefighters of certain
cities.
207-j. Supplemental pension allowances of certain retired
teachers of cities.
207-k. Disabilities of policemen and firemen in certain
cities.
207-k*2. Disabilities of policemen and firemen in certain
cities.
207-kk. Disabilities of firefighters in certain cities caused
by cancer.
207-kkk. Disabilities of firefighters in certain cities caused
by Parkinson's Disease.
207-l. Temporary supplemental retirement allowances for
certain police officers in towns and villages.
207-n. Performance of duty disability retirement.
207-o. Performance of duty disability retirement.
207-o*2. Disabilities of members of the uniformed force of
correction departments in certain cities.
207-p. Performance of duty disability retirement; police and
fire department.
207-q. Firefighters; presumption in certain diseases.
207-q*2. Disabilities of emergency medical technicians or
advanced emergency medical technicians in certain
cities.
208. Members of police force to have one day rest in seven.
208-a. School guards.
208-b. Death benefits for beneficiaries of certain police
officers and firefighters.
208-c. Death benefits for dependent fathers or dependent
mothers of certain police officers and firefighters.
208-d. Extra work by members of certain police forces.
208-d*2. Compensation during disability.
208-d*3. Extra work by members of a police force in cities.
208-e. Extra work by members of certain police forces.
208-f. Special accidental death benefit.
208-g. Community activity by members of a police force.
208-h. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and retraining
for police departments in cities having a population
of one million or more
209. Outside service by local fire departments, companies,
ambulance districts and airport crash-fire-rescue
units.
209-a. Relations with other states and the dominion of
Canada.
209-aa. Paid leave for disaster service volunteers.
209-aa*2. Appointment of private college campus security
officers at independent non-profit colleges.
209-b. Emergency rescue and first aid squads.
209-bb. Specialized teams; volunteer wilderness/inland search
and rescue teams.
209-c. Fire police squads of fire departments and fire
companies.
209-cc. Notification of presence of wild animals and dangerous
dogs.
209-d. Contracts for outside service by volunteer fire
departments and companies.
209-dd. Discovery of unlawful drug laboratory.
209-e. Fire mobilization and mutual aid plan.
209-ee. Adoption of a code of ethics and disclosure of
interests by fire companies.
209-f. Outside service by local police forces; mobilization
by governor; powers of sheriffs.
209-ff. Provisions relating to certain accidental disability
benefits.
209-fff. Provisions relating to a membership date in the New
York city police pension fund attributable to
service in the titles of police cadet program and
police cadet program II in the New York city police
department cadet program.
209-g. Liability for outside aid.
209-gg. Symbols of hate.
209-i. Emergency service by volunteer firefighters.
209-j. Mutual aid programs in counties.
209-l. Removal of volunteer officers and volunteer members of
fire departments.
209-m. Outside service by local police; civil disturbance
control.
209-p. Relay of fire and emergency calls.
209-q. Permanent appointment of police officers; completion
of training program.
209-r. Police protection.
209-s. Contracts between municipalities and fire districts
for joint fire training centers.
209-t. Contracts for joint fire alarm systems.
209-u. Notification of presence of hazardous materials.
209-v. Employment of retired persons as special patrolmen for
publicly owned property.
209-w. Permanent appointment of firefighters; completion of
training program.
209-x. Training of certain paid city firefighters promoted to
a first-line supervisory position.
209-y. Establishment of hazardous materials emergency
response teams.
209-z. Annual independent audits.