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Assembly Bill A2893

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes auxiliary police to possess handcuffs while not in uniform

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2009-A2893 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง265.20, Pen L

2009-A2893 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes members of auxiliary police forces to possess handcuffs regardless of whether in uniform when so authorized by regulation or order of the appropriate police commissioner.

2009-A2893 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2893

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. V. LOPEZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal law, in relation to authorizing municipal
  auxiliary police to possess handcuffs while not in uniform

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 265.20 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
subdivision e to read as follows:
  E. NOTHING CONTAINED WITHIN THIS TITLE SHALL PROHIBIT ANY MEMBER OF AN
AUXILIARY POLICE FORCE OF ANY CITY FROM POSSESSING HANDCUFFS  WHEN  DULY
AUTHORIZED  BY  REGULATION OR ORDER ISSUED BY THE POLICE COMMISSIONER OF
SUCH CITY. SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL PERMIT  THE  POSSESSION  OF  HANDCUFFS
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE MEMBER IS IN UNIFORM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05727-01-9

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