Senate Bill S6726

Vetoed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9564 - Vetoed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S6726 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9564
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §208-h, Gen Muni L; add §14-117.1, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S7347, A10232

2013-S6726 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2013-S6726 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6726 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6726

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 4, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

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.
                                                           LBD04794-01-3

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