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Assembly Bill A11590A

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits peace officers from inquiring about the nationality or immigration status of a victim or witness to a criminal offense

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2009-A11590 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2.25, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1655
2013-2014: A6700
2015-2016: A8450
2017-2018: A4438
2019-2020: A3747

2009-A11590 - Summary

Prohibits law enforcement agencies or peace officers from inquiring about the nationality or immigration status of a victim or witness to a criminal offense.

2009-A11590 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  11590

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 29, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Ortiz) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation  to  prohibiting
  peace  officers  from  inquiring  about the nationality or immigration
  status of a victim or witness to a criminal offense

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

  Section  1.  The  criminal  procedure  law  is amended by adding a new
section 2.25 to read as follows:
S 2.25 PROHIBITIONS ON PEACE OFFICERS.
  A PEACE OFFICER MAY NOT INQUIRE AS TO THE NATIONALITY  OR  IMMIGRATION
STATUS  OF A VICTIM OF OR WITNESS TO A CRIMINAL OFFENSE EXCEPT AS NECES-
SARY TO INVESTIGATE THE OFFENSE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD17701-01-0

2009-A11590A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2.25, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1655
2013-2014: A6700
2015-2016: A8450
2017-2018: A4438
2019-2020: A3747

2009-A11590A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits law enforcement agencies or peace officers from inquiring about the nationality or immigration status of a victim or witness to a criminal offense.

2009-A11590A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                11590--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 29, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Ortiz) --
  read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to prohibiting
  law enforcement agencies and peace officers from inquiring  about  the
  nationality or immigration status of a victim or witness to a criminal
  offense

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

  Section 1. The criminal procedure law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 2.25 to read as follows:
S 2.25 PROHIBITIONS ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PEACE OFFICERS.
  A  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AGENCY OF THE STATE OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF
THE STATE OR A PEACE OFFICER MAY NOT INQUIRE AS TO  THE  NATIONALITY  OR
IMMIGRATION  STATUS  OF  A  VICTIM  OF  OR WITNESS TO A CRIMINAL OFFENSE
EXCEPT AS NECESSARY TO INVESTIGATE THE OFFENSE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD17701-04-0

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