S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7310
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 10, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Economic Development
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to exempting
retired police officers in cities of one million or more from fees
associated with registration as a security guard
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 89-h of the general business law,
as amended by chapter 699 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as
follows:
10. Fees: pay (a) a fee of thirty-six dollars for processing of the
application, investigation of the applicant and for the initial biennial
registration period. Such fees shall be deposited to the credit of the
business and licensing services account established pursuant to the
provisions of section ninety-seven-y of the state finance law; and (b) a
fee pursuant to subdivision eight-a of section eight hundred thirty-sev-
en of the executive law, and amendments thereto, for the cost of the
division's full search and retain procedures, and a fee as determined by
the federal bureau of investigation for the cost of its fingerprint
search procedures, which fees shall be remitted by the department to the
division and federal bureau of investigation. THE FEES REQUIRED BY THIS
SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS IN CITIES
OF ONE MILLION OR MORE; and
S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 89-m of the general business law, as
added by chapter 336 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
1. Registration cards shall expire two years from the date of issuance
or last renewal as the case may be. Not less than sixty nor more than
ninety days prior to the expiration date of a registration card, the
department shall mail to each registrant at his OR HER last known
address, notice of renewal and a registration renewal form. Registration
cards shall not be renewed unless not more than sixty nor less than
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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thirty days prior to the expiration date of the registration card, the
holder submits to the department, a registration renewal form sworn to
or affirmed by the holder under the penalty of perjury together with a
biennial renewal fee in the amount of twenty-five dollars payable to the
department and a certificate certifying that the holder has satisfac-
torily completed the required annual in-service training courses as
prescribed by the commissioner pursuant to subdivision one of section
eight hundred forty-one-c of the executive law. Unless the department
determines the existence of facts which would constitute cause for
denial, revocation or suspension of the registration card pursuant to
this article, it shall renew the registration card. Denial of renewal
hereunder shall be reviewable by an administrative hearing as set forth
in section seventy-nine of this chapter. The twenty-five dollar biennial
renewal fee collected by the department shall be deposited to the
licensing examinations services account established pursuant to the
provisions of section [97-aa] NINETY-SEVEN-Y of the state finance law.
Notice that a registration card has expired or has not been renewed
pursuant to this section shall be given by the secretary to the holder
of such registration card and to the security guard company by which
such holder was employed at the time of such expiration or non-renewal.
THE FEES REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO RETIRED
POLICE OFFICERS IN CITIES OF ONE MILLION OR MORE.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.