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Assembly Bill A4503

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Allows current and retired police officers free fare to ride the trains and buses operated by the metropolitan transportation authority

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2011-A4503 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1266-j, Pub Auth L; add §2.40, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A5455

2011-A4503 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows current and retired police officers free fare to ride the trains and buses operated by the metropolitan transportation authority, and affords such officers the same protections under law as provided peace officers.

2011-A4503 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4503

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SPANO, BROOK-KRASNY, ABBATE, COLTON -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.   HOOPER -- read once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public authorities law, in relation to allowing
  current and retired police officers free fare to ride the  trains  and
  buses  operated  by  the metropolitan transportation authority; and to
  amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to providing such  offi-
  cers the same protections under law as provided peace officers

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

  Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that
the presence of current and retired  police  officers  aboard  our  mass
transit  systems  would provide an added security benefit to places that
are known to be targeted by criminals and where  the  threat  level  for
terrorist attack is elevated. The intent of this act is to encourage the
presence  of  men and women who possess a level of training to deal with
criminal activity through their employment as police officers to use the
transportation services of the metropolitan transportation authority  so
that  they  may  be an extra set of eyes to aid law enforcement in main-
taining security and safety aboard such transportation services.
  S 2. The public authorities law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
1266-j to read as follows:
  S  1266-J.  FREE  FARE  FOR  CURRENT  AND RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS. THE
AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH A PROGRAM WHEREBY CURRENT AND  RETIRED  POLICE
OFFICERS WHO POSSESS A VALID PISTOL PERMIT ARE ALLOWED FREE FARE TO RIDE
ABOARD  ANY  OF THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OPERATED BY THE METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.
  S 3. The criminal procedure law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
2.40 to read as follows:
S 2.40 RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS ABOARD TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07849-01-1

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