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Assembly Bill A6997

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Designates uniformed marine patrol officers as peace officers in the county of Seneca

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2025-A6997 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1928
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S9897

2025-A6997 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates uniformed marine patrol officers appointed by the sheriff of Seneca county as peace officers in the county of Seneca.

2025-A6997 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6997
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 18, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GALLAHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to designating
   uniformed marine patrol officers as peace officers in  the  county  of
   Seneca
 
   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 88 to read as follows:
   88.  EMPLOYEES  APPOINTED BY THE SHERIFF OF SENECA COUNTY, PURSUANT TO
 THEIR SPECIAL  DUTIES  SERVING  AS  UNIFORMED  MARINE  PATROL  OFFICERS;
 PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO
 AUTHORIZE SUCH OFFICER TO CARRY, POSSESS, REPAIR OR DISPOSE OF A FIREARM
 UNLESS THE APPROPRIATE LICENSE  HAS  BEEN  ISSUED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
 400.00 OF THE PENAL LAW OR TO AUTHORIZE SUCH OFFICER TO CARRY OR POSSESS
 A FIREARM EXCEPT WHILE ON DUTY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04903-01-5

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