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Assembly Bill A10232

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to limiting service by police officers in an undercover assignment or capacity

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2011-A10232 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7347
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §208-h, Gen Muni L; add §14-117.1, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A9564, S6726

2011-A10232 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits required service by police officers in an undercover assignment or capacity to no more than thirty-six months.

2011-A10232 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10232

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 15, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Employees

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the administrative code of
  the  city of New York, in relation to service by police officers in an
  undercover capacity

  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 208-h to read as follows:
  S 208-H. SERVICE IN AN UNDERCOVER CAPACITY; LIMITATION.  NOTWITHSTAND-
ING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW OR ANY  RULE  OR
REGULATION  OF  ANY POLICE DEPARTMENT OR COMMISSIONER OR HEAD THEREOF, A
MEMBER OF A POLICE FORCE, INCLUDING  POLICE  DETECTIVES,  SHALL  NOT  BE
REQUIRED  TO  SERVE IN AN UNDERCOVER ASSIGNMENT OR CAPACITY FOR A PERIOD
OF TIME WHICH EXCEEDS THIRTY-SIX MONTHS. SUCH TIME LIMIT  SHALL  BE  THE
AGGREGATE OF ALL SERVICE UNDER ANY TITLE, POSITION OR APPOINTMENT.
  S  2.  The  administrative  code of the city of New York is amended by
adding a new section 14-117.1 to read as follows:
  S 14-117.1 SERVICE IN AN UNDERCOVER CAPACITY;  LIMITATION.    NOTWITH-
STANDING  ANY  INCONSISTENT  PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION OF THE
DEPARTMENT OR THE COMMISSIONER, A MEMBER OF THE POLICE FORCE,  INCLUDING
POLICE  DETECTIVES,  SHALL  NOT  BE  REQUIRED  TO SERVE IN AN UNDERCOVER
ASSIGNMENT OR CAPACITY FOR A PERIOD OF  TIME  WHICH  EXCEEDS  THIRTY-SIX
MONTHS.  SUCH TIME LIMIT SHALL BE THE AGGREGATE OF ALL SERVICE UNDER ANY
TITLE, POSITION OR APPOINTMENT.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15711-03-2

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