Assembly Bill A481

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to motorcycle profiling

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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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2017-A481 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4506
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §839-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9974
2013-2014: A3594, S7424
2015-2016: A3147, S3764
2019-2020: A3518, S2246
2021-2022: A1747, S3860
2023-2024: A9187, S4704

2017-A481 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the municipal police training council to ensure that issues related to motorcycle profiling are addressed in basic law enforcement training.

2017-A481 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    481
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. LUPARDO, WEPRIN, MOSLEY, STIRPE, ORTIZ, BENEDET-
   TO, ROSENTHAL, MURRAY, BLAKE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH,
   LOPEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Oper-
   ations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to motorcycle profiling

   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 839-a
 to read as follows:
   § 839-A. MOTORCYCLE PROFILING. 1. THE MUNICIPAL POLICE TRAINING  COUN-
 CIL  SHALL  ENSURE  THAT  ISSUES  RELATED  TO  MOTORCYCLE  PROFILING ARE
 ADDRESSED IN BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND  OFFERED  TO  IN-SERVICE
 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXISTING TRAINING REGARDING
 PROFILING.
   2.  LOCAL  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AGENCIES SHALL ADD A STATEMENT CONDEMNING
 MOTORCYCLE PROFILING TO EXISTING POLICIES REGARDING PROFILING.
   3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "MOTORCYCLE PROFILING" MEANS  THE
 ILLEGAL USE OF THE FACT THAT A PERSON RIDES A MOTORCYCLE OR WEARS MOTOR-
 CYCLE-RELATED  PARAPHERNALIA  AS  A FACTOR IN DECIDING TO STOP AND QUES-
 TION, TAKE ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ARREST, OR SEARCH  A  PERSON  OR  VEHICLE
 WITH  OR  WITHOUT  A LEGAL BASIS UNDER THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION OR
 NEW YORK STATE CONSTITUTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law;  provided, however that effective immediately, the
 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rules or regulations  necessary
 for  the  implementation  of the foregoing provisions of this act on its
 effective date is authorized and directed to be made and completed on or
 before such effective date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01859-01-7

              

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