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Assembly Bill A4535

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Confers arrest powers on harbor masters and bay constables acting pursuant to their special duties

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2015-A4535 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2.20, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3760
2011-2012: A4560
2013-2014: A4159
2017-2018: A3471
2019-2020: A5214

2015-A4535 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that harbor masters and bay constables appointed by a county, city, town or village, have the power to arrest on warrants pursuant to their special duties within their geographical area of employment.

2015-A4535 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4535

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. RAIA, KATZ, MONTESANO, GRAF, FINCH -- Multi-Spon-
  sored  by  --  M. of A.  LUPINACCI, McDONOUGH, THIELE -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to the power  of
  harbor  masters  and  bay constables to arrest on warrants pursuant to
  their special duties

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2.20 of the criminal procedure law
is amended by adding a new paragraph (k) to read as follows:
  (K)  HARBOR  MASTERS  AND  BAY  CONSTABLES HAVE THE POWER TO ARREST ON
WARRANTS PURSUANT TO THEIR SPECIAL DUTIES WITHIN THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
OF EMPLOYMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07011-01-5

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