Senate Bill S7581

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to persons designated as peace officers; repealer

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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-S7581 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §§2.10 & 2.16, add §2.10, amd §1.20, CP L; amd §105, ABC L; amd §§10-131, 11-4021, 11-4023, 11-4024, 12-121 & 17-182, NYC Ad Cd; amd §120, Cor L; amd §§50-a, 50-d & 50-e, Civ Rts L; amd §§130 & 209, Civ Serv L; amd §156-c, Exec L; amd §89-n, Gen Bus L; amd §1299-e, Pub Auth L; amd §1399-ll, Pub Health L; amd §3-b, Pub Off L; amd §§10.00, 125.26, 125.27 & 400.00, Pen L; amd §§1815, 1845, 1846, 1846-a, 1847 & 1848, Tax L; amd §47, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S155
2021-2022: S2647

2017-S7581 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to persons designated as peace officers and the authority of such peace officers to carry, possess, repair, or dispose of a firearm without an appropriate license.

2017-S7581 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7581 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7581
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the  criminal  procedure  law,  the  alcoholic  beverage
   control  law,  the  administrative  code  of the city of New York, the
   correction law, the civil rights law, the civil service law, the exec-
   utive law, the general business law, the public authorities  law,  the
   public health law, the public officers law, the penal law, the tax law
   and  the workers' compensation law, in relation to peace officers; and
   to repeal certain provisions of the criminal  procedure  law  relating
   thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Sections 2.10 and 2.16 of the criminal  procedure  law  are
 REPEALED and a new section 2.10 is added to read as follows:
 § 2.10 PERSONS DESIGNATED AS PEACE OFFICERS.
   1. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW
 OR  CHARTER TO THE CONTRARY, THE FOLLOWING PERSONS SHALL HAVE THE POWERS
 OF, AND SHALL BE PEACE OFFICERS AND SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY  TO  CARRY,
 POSSESS,  REPAIR, OR DISPOSE OF A FIREARM WITHOUT AN APPROPRIATE LICENSE
 THEREFOR ISSUED PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  400.00  OF  THE  PENAL  LAW,  AND
 PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH PERSON SHALL EXERCISE THE POWERS OF A PEACE OFFICER
 ONLY WHEN HE OR SHE IS ACTING PURSUANT TO HIS OR HER SPECIAL DUTIES:
   (A) PAROLE OFFICERS AND WARRANT OFFICERS.
   (A-1) PAROLE REVOCATION SPECIALISTS.
   (B) PROBATION OFFICERS.
   (C) OFFICIALS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS  AND  COMMUNITY  SUPER-
 VISION  AND  CORRECTION  OFFICERS  OF  ANY  STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY,
 APPOINTED AND  DESIGNATED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  AS  A  PEACE  OFFICER;
 CORRECTION  OFFICERS OF ANY PENAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION APPOINTED AND
 DESIGNATED BY THE SHERIFF OF A COUNTY AS A PEACE OFFICER; AND CELL BLOCK
 ATTENDANTS EMPLOYED BY A POLICE DEPARTMENT APPOINTED AND  DESIGNATED  BY
 THE HEAD OF A POLICE DEPARTMENT AS A PEACE OFFICER.
   (D)  UNIFORMED  COURT  OFFICERS,  COURT  CLERKS, MARSHALLS, AND DEPUTY
 MARSHALLS OF THE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM; COURT  SECURITY  OFFICERS,  MARS-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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