BILL NUMBER:A10891
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in
relation to authorizing peace officers to work in licensed premises in
certain cases and exempting such persons from background checks
PURPOSE: To allow peace officers additional employment opportunities at
events where wine, beer and liquor are sold or consumed.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: adds a new section 128-b which allows
peace officers to work in licensed premises provided that they have the
permission and consent of their commanding officers.
EXISTING LAW:; Current law prohibits peace officers from being employed
by establishments that hold a liquor license.
JUSTIFICATION: In these hard economic times this legislation will give
peace offices additional employment opportunities. Peace officers with
their special training are very well suited to work as a security guard
or as a director of traffic. Because of their employment and training
the bill will exempt them from background checks
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: None
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10891
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 28, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. SKARTADOS -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry
AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to
authorizing peace officers to work in licensed premises in certain
cases and exempting such persons from background checks
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The alcoholic beverage control law is amended by adding a
new section 128-b to read as follows:
S 128-B. CERTAIN PEACE OFFICERS ALLOWED TO WORK IN LICENSED PREMISES
IN CERTAIN CASES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW TO
THE CONTRARY, A PEACE OFFICER AS DESIGNATED IN SUBDIVISIONS ONE, TWO,
TWENTY-THREE OR TWENTY-FIVE OF SECTION 2.10 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
LAW AND EMPLOYED IN THIS STATE, HAVING WRITTEN PERMISSION AND CONSENT
FROM HIS OR HER COMMANDING OFFICER, MAY WORK AS A SECURITY GUARD OR
DIRECTOR OF TRAFFIC ON THE PREMISES OF ANY ORGANIZATION LICENSED UNDER
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT RETAIL FOR
ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION. SUCH PEACE OFFICERS SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM ANY
PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER REQUIRING THE FINGERPRINTING OR OTHER
REQUIREMENTS OF BACKGROUND CHECKS.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10297-03-0
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