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Assembly Bill A2908

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides state reimbursement for all state and local agencies and jurisdictions to make trigger locks available to their police/peace officers

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2009-A2908 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง837-dd, Exec L

2009-A2908 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides state reimbursement for all state and local agencies and jurisdictions to make trigger locks available to their police/peace officers; provides state funding therefor in the manner for body armor; permits the acceptance of trigger locks as gifts; authorizes the commissioner to promulgate regulations prescribing standards and specifications for such trigger locks and procedures for trigger lock selection by and reimbursement to applicants

2009-A2908 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2908

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KOON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRADLEY --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to making trigger locks
  for firearms available to police and peace officers and providing  for
  state assumption of the costs thereof

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

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-dd
to read as follows:
  S 837-DD. TRIGGER LOCKS FOR POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS.  1. AS USED  IN
THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A)  "ELIGIBLE  POLICE  OR  PEACE  OFFICER"  MEANS A POLICE OFFICER AS
DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THIRTY-FOUR OF SECTION 1.20 OR A PEACE OFFICER AS
DEFINED IN SECTION 2.10 OF THE  CRIMINAL  PROCEDURE  LAW  WHOSE  REGULAR
DUTIES REQUIRE SUCH OFFICER TO CARRY A PISTOL OR REVOLVER;
  (B)  "TRIGGER  LOCK" MEANS A REMOVABLE DEVICE THAT PREVENTS THE OPERA-
TION OF THE TRIGGER OF A PISTOL OR REVOLVER;
  (C) "MUNICIPAL CORPORATION" MEANS A COUNTY, CITY,  TOWN,  VILLAGE,  OR
POLICE DISTRICT;
  (D)  "PUBLIC  AUTHORITY" MEANS AN INDEPENDENT AUTONOMOUS PUBLIC CORPO-
RATION CREATED BY SPECIAL ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE;
  (E) "PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION"  MEANS  A  CORPORATION  ORGANIZED  TO
CONSTRUCT OR OPERATE A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT WHOLLY WITHIN THE STATE;
  (F)  "STATE  AGENCY"  MEANS  A  DEPARTMENT, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION,
AGENCY, OR OTHER DIVISION OF STATE GOVERNMENT;
  (G) "APPLICANT" MEANS A STATE AGENCY,  MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION,  PUBLIC
AUTHORITY, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, OR THE HIGHEST OFFICIAL THEREOF.
  2.  AN  APPLICANT  WHICH IS AUTHORIZED TO EMPLOY AND EMPLOYS POLICE OR
PEACE OFFICERS MAY APPLY TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF  FUNDS
EXPENDED  FOR THE PURCHASE OF TRIGGER LOCKS FOR ELIGIBLE POLICE OR PEACE
OFFICERS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01628-01-9
              

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