assembly Bill A3574

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires a law enforcement officer or peace officer who discharges his or her weapon under circumstances where a person could be struck by a bullet to immediately report the incident

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 12, 2018 ordered to third reading rules cal.95
rules report cal.95
Jun 11, 2018 reported
Jun 05, 2018 reported referred to rules
Jan 03, 2018 referred to codes
Jan 27, 2017 referred to codes

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A3574 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9133
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §837-t, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5734
2011-2012: A2953
2013-2014: A3698
2015-2016: A6478
2019-2020: A927, A10608, S2575

A3574 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a law enforcement officer or peace officer who discharges his or her weapon under circumstances where a person could be struck by a bullet to immediately report the incident to his or her superiors.

A3574 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  3574

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law,  in relation to requiring a law
  enforcement officer or peace officer who discharges his or her  weapon
  under  circumstances  where  a  person  could be struck by a bullet to
  immediately report the incident

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

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-t
to read as follows:
  § 837-T. REPORT OF DISCHARGE OF WEAPON.  1. ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT  OFFI-
CER  OR  PEACE OFFICER WHO DISCHARGES HIS OR HER WEAPON WHILE ON DUTY OR
OFF DUTY UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHEREIN A  PERSON  COULD  BE  STRUCK  BY  A
BULLET  FROM  THE  WEAPON,  INCLUDING  SITUATIONS  WHEREIN  SUCH OFFICER
DISCHARGES HIS OR HER WEAPON IN THE DIRECTION OF A PERSON, SHALL VERBAL-
LY REPORT THE INCIDENT TO HIS OR HER SUPERIORS WITHIN SIX HOURS  OF  THE
OCCURRENCE  OF  THE INCIDENT AND SHALL PREPARE AND FILE A WRITTEN REPORT
OF THE INCIDENT WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS OF THE OCCURRENCE OF THE  INCI-
DENT.   NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL PREVENT ANY OFFICER FROM
INVOKING HIS OR HER CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO AVOID SELF-INCRIMINATION.
  2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" MEANS A STATE  OR
LOCAL  POLICE OFFICER AND "PEACE OFFICER" MEANS ANY PERSON DESIGNATED AS
A PEACE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.10 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06325-02-7