senate Bill S7849

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to standards and policies for cooperation with federal immigration authorities

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Mar 05, 2018 referred to finance

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S7849 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8776
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 15-AA §§319 - 319-d, Exec L; add §625, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A6071

S7849 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to standards and policies for New York law enforcement agency cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

S7849 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S7849 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  7849

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 5, 2018
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the executive law and the correction law, in relation to
  standards  and  policies  for  cooperation  with  federal  immigration
  authorities

  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 article  15-AA
to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 15-AA
                COOPERATION WITH IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES
SECTION 319.   DEFINITIONS.
        319-A. RESTRICTIONS ON NEW YORK LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ACTIONS.
        319-B. STANDARDS FOR RESPONDING TO UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND
                 CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT HOLDS.
        319-C. COOPERATION POLICIES.
        319-D. SEVERABILITY.
  §  319.  DEFINITIONS.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING
TERMS HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  1. "NEW YORK LAW ENFORCEMENT  AGENCY"  MEANS  A  STATE  OR  LOCAL  LAW
ENFORCEMENT  AGENCY,  INCLUDING  SCHOOL  POLICE OR SECURITY DEPARTMENTS.
"NEW YORK LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY" DOES NOT  INCLUDE  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.
  2.  "LOCAL  AGENCY"  MEANS  ANY CITY, COUNTY, CITY AND COUNTY, SPECIAL
DISTRICT, OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE.
  3. "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL" MEANS ANY LOCAL AGENCY OR OFFICER  OF  A
LOCAL  AGENCY  AUTHORIZED  TO ENFORCE CRIMINAL STATUTES, REGULATIONS, OR
LOCAL ORDINANCES OR TO OPERATE JAILS OR TO MAINTAIN CUSTODY  OF  PERSONS
IN  JAILS, AND ANY PERSON OR LOCAL AGENCY AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE JUVENILE
DETENTION FACILITIES OR TO  MAINTAIN  CUSTODY  OF  PERSONS  IN  JUVENILE
DETENTION FACILITIES.
  4.  "CIVIL  IMMIGRATION  WARRANT" MEANS ANY WARRANT FOR A VIOLATION OF
FEDERAL CIVIL IMMIGRATION LAW, AND INCLUDES CIVIL  IMMIGRATION  WARRANTS
ENTERED IN THE NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION CENTER DATABASE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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