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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 2, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Codes  -- 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
patrolman  has  been  appointed by the police commissioner and, upon the
expiration of such  appointment  the  police  commissioner  has  neither

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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renewed such appointment nor explicitly determined that such appointment
shall  not  be  renewed, such appointment shall remain in full force and
effect indefinitely, until such time as the police commissioner express-
ly determines to either renew or terminate such appointment.
  S 2. Section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 84 to read as follows:
  84.  WHILE  ON  THE  PROPERTY  OF  THE  CITY OF NEW YORK, PARK RANGERS
EMPLOYED BY SUCH CITY PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN  THIS  SUBDIVI-
SION SHALL BE DEEMED TO AUTHORIZE SUCH OFFICER TO CARRY, POSSESS, REPAIR
OR DISPOSE OF A FIREARM UNLESS THE APPROPRIATE LICENSE THEREFOR HAS BEEN
ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 400.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.