S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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391
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
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Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
ment Operations
AN ACT in relation to requiring notification to certain federal and
state agencies when certain persons with diplomatic immunity violate
the law
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "diplomat-
ic immunity notification act".
S 2. 1. Each incident, occurrence or circumstance where a person
protected from detention, arrest, and/or prosecution by diplomatic immu-
nity was in fact arrested, or would have been arrested but for their
diplomatic immunity by a law enforcement or police agency concerning a
potential violation of the penal law of the state of New York shall be
reported by such agency to the following:
(a) the United States department of state;
(b) the secretary-general of the United Nations;
(c) the ambassador or chief diplomatic officer to the United States of
such individual's home country and of the country or international
organization employing such individual in a capacity through which such
individual enjoys diplomatic immunity;
(d) the governor;
(e) the attorney general; and
(f) the chief elected officer of the locality in which such incident,
occurrence or circumstance occurred.
2. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the
person protected by diplomatic immunity; the person's title, position
and/or assignment in the United States; and the date, time, location and
nature of the incident, including the potential penal law violations
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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prompting such person having been, or who would have been arrested but
for their diplomatic immunity.
3. Every law enforcement and police agency shall issue a biannual
update listing any and all incidents to:
(a) the United States department of state;
(b) the secretary-general of the United Nations;
(c) the ambassador or chief diplomatic officer to the United States of
such individual's home country and of the country or international
organization employing such individual in a capacity through which such
individual enjoys diplomatic immunity;
(d) the governor;
(e) the attorney general; and
(f) the chief elected officer of the locality in which such incident,
occurrence or circumstance occurred.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.