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Assembly Bill A1104

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that additional police protection requested or required for special events shall be paid for by the sponsor of such special event

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2009-A1104 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง207-s, Gen Muni L

2009-A1104 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that additional police protection requested or required for special events shall be paid for by the sponsor of such special event, exhibition or contest.

2009-A1104 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1104

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. DESTITO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in  relation  to  authorizing
  fees for police services

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

  Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 207-s to read as follows:
  S 207-S. POLICE PROTECTION AT SPECIAL EVENTS. A MUNICIPALITY MAY ADOPT
A LOCAL LAW TO PROVIDE THAT THE PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR EITHER
OPERATING, CONDUCTING, PROMOTING, OR SPONSORING ANY SPECIAL EVENT, EXHI-
BITION,  OR  CONTEST TO BE HELD IN THE MUNICIPALITY AT WHICH A PRICE FOR
ADMISSION OR ATTENDANCE IS CHARGED OR IS TO BE  CHARGED  SHALL  PAY  THE
COSTS  INCURRED  BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS A RESULT OF PROVIDING ADDITIONAL
POLICE PERSONNEL, IF ANY, BEYOND THE NORMAL NUMBER OF OFFICERS WHO WOULD
HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN ON DUTY HAD THE NEED FOR  ADDITIONAL  PERSONNEL  NOT
ARISEN.  THE  LOCAL  LAW  SHALL  IDENTIFY  THE  TYPE OR TYPES OF SPECIAL
EVENTS, EXHIBITIONS, OR  CONTESTS  FOR  WHICH  AN  ACTIVITY'S  OPERATOR,
CONDUCTOR,  PROMOTER,  OR  SPONSOR  MAY BE CHARGED FOR ADDITIONAL POLICE
PERSONNEL THAT IS EITHER REQUESTED BY THE OPERATOR, CONDUCTOR, PROMOTER,
OR SPONSOR OR DETERMINED TO BE NECESSARY BY THE MUNICIPALITY. THE  LOCAL
LAW  MAY  ALSO  PROVIDE  THAT: (A) THE OPERATOR, CONDUCTOR, PROMOTER, OR
SPONSOR OF THE  ACTIVITY  SHALL  COMPLETE  SUCH  FORMS  OR  APPLICATIONS
PROVIDING THE INFORMATION DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE MUNICIPALITY TO DETER-
MINE WHETHER ANY ADDITIONAL POLICE PERSONNEL SHOULD BE SCHEDULED FOR THE
EVENT; (B) THE LOCAL LAW SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY CORPORATION FORMED UNDER
THE  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  CORPORATION  LAW;  AND (C) THE OPERATOR, CONDUCTOR,
PROMOTER, OR SPONSOR OF THE ACTIVITY SHALL PAY ALL OR A PORTION  OF  THE
ESTIMATED COST OF ADDITIONAL POLICE PROTECTION PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT
OF THE EVENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.

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