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Assembly Bill A7097

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Confers certain powers of peace officers on immigration and naturalization service detention officers

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2011-A7097 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2.15, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A7248

2011-A7097 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Confers peace officer status on immigration and naturalization service detention officers in like manner as other federal law enforcement officers and provides such officers with power to use deadly physical force in making an arrest and take firearms into their possession.

2011-A7097 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7097

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 12, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. J. MILLER, MONTESANO, HAWLEY -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A.  CALHOUN, CASTELLI -- read once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to conferring
  peace  officer  powers  on  immigration  and  naturalization   service
  detention officers

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 2.15  of  the  criminal  procedure
law,  as  amended by chapter 522 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read
as follows:
  3. Immigration  and  Naturalization  Service  immigration  inspectors,
special  agents,  patrol  officers,  DETENTION OFFICERS, and deportation
officers.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08099-01-1

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