Senate Bill S4155A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

In relation to designating urban park rangers employed by the city of New York as peace officers under state law

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

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2015-S4155 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5626
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S1863, A5494
2019-2020: A6926

2015-S4155 - Summary

Relates to designating urban park rangers employed by the city of New York as peace officers.

2015-S4155 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4155 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4155

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 3, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation  to  designating
  urban  park rangers employed by the city of New York as peace officers
  under state law

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  27 of section 2.10 of the criminal procedure
law, as amended by chapter 664 of the laws of 2004, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  27.  New  York  city special patrolmen appointed by the police commis-
sioner pursuant to subdivision c or e of section 434a-7.0 or subdivision
c or e of section 14-106 of the administrative code of the city  of  New
York;  provided,  however,  that  nothing  in  this subdivision shall be
deemed to authorize such officer to carry, possess, repair or dispose of
a firearm unless the appropriate license therefor has been issued pursu-
ant to section 400.00 of the penal law and the employer  has  authorized
such  officer  to  possess  a  firearm  during any phase of the officers
on-duty employment. Special patrolmen shall have the powers set forth in
section 2.20 of this article only when they are acting pursuant to their
special duties; provided, however, that the following categories of  New
York  city  special patrolmen shall have such powers whether or not they
are acting pursuant to their  special  duties:  school  safety  officers
employed  by  the  board  of  education of the city of New York; parking
control specialists, taxi and limousine inspectors, [urban park rangers]
and evidence and property control specialists employed by  the  city  of
New  York; and further provided that, with respect to the aforementioned
categories of New York city special  patrolmen,  where  such  a  special
patrolman  has  been  appointed by the police commissioner and, upon the
expiration of such  appointment  the  police  commissioner  has  neither
renewed such appointment nor explicitly determined that such appointment

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09415-01-5
              

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2015-S4155A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5626
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S1863, A5494
2019-2020: A6926

2015-S4155A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to designating urban park rangers employed by the city of New York as peace officers.

2015-S4155A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4155A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4155--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 3, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  GOLDEN, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes  --  recom-
  mitted  to  the  Committee  on Codes in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
  sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to designating
  urban park rangers employed by the city of New York as peace  officers
  under state law

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 27 of section 2.10 of  the  criminal  procedure
law,  as  amended by chapter 664 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read
as follows:
  27. New York city special patrolmen appointed by  the  police  commis-
sioner pursuant to subdivision c or e of section 434a-7.0 or subdivision
c  or  e of section 14-106 of the administrative code of the city of New
York; provided, however, that  nothing  in  this  subdivision  shall  be
deemed to authorize such officer to carry, possess, repair or dispose of
a firearm unless the appropriate license therefor has been issued pursu-
ant  to  section 400.00 of the penal law and the employer has authorized
such officer to possess a firearm  during  any  phase  of  the  officers
on-duty employment. Special patrolmen shall have the powers set forth in
section 2.20 of this article only when they are acting pursuant to their
special  duties; provided, however, that the following categories of New
York city special patrolmen shall have such powers whether or  not  they
are  acting  pursuant  to  their  special duties: school safety officers
employed by the board of education of the  city  of  New  York;  parking
control specialists, taxi and limousine inspectors, [urban park rangers]
and  evidence  and  property control specialists employed by the city of
New York; and further provided that, with respect to the  aforementioned
categories  of  New  York  city  special patrolmen, where such a special

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09415-02-5
              

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