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Apr 27, 2010 |
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Assembly Bill A10870
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
HAWLEY
Archive: Last 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
2009-A10870 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A10870 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A10870 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to designating certain officers or agents appointed by the Niagara coun- ty department of social services as peace officers PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would allow officers and agents appointed by the Niagara County Department of Social Services to be granted Peace Officer Status SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends Section 2.10 of the Criminal Procedure Law by adding a new subdivision 33. to allow officers or agents appointed by the Niagara County Department of Social Services to be granted Peace Officer Status. JUSTIFICATION: Currently, The Niagara County Sheriff's Department is responsible for investigating and arresting individuals suspected of welfare fraud and other offenses. Due to budgetary constraints the Sher- iff's. department may not be able to continue in this function. Since Welfare and Medicaid fraud in particular have negative fiscal impli- cations for Niagara County, it is vitally important that Department of Social Services investigators be able to fill this role as needed. Allowing designated and qualified individuals to have Peace Officer status will fulfill this need. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: None
2009-A10870 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10870 I N A S S E M B L Y April 27, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to designating certain officers or agents appointed by the Niagara county department of social services as peace officers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new subdivision 83 to read as follows: 83. OFFICERS OR AGENTS APPOINTED BY THE NIAGARA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES WHO ARE AUTHORIZED TO INVESTIGATE AND ARREST PERSONS INVOLVED IN WELFARE FRAUD AND OTHER SIMILAR OFFENSES; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO AUTHORIZE SUCH OFFI- CER TO CARRY, POSSESS, REPAIR OR DISPOSE OF A FIREARM UNLESS THE APPRO- PRIATE LICENSE THEREFOR HAS BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 400.00 OF THE PENAL LAW. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16262-01-0
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