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Assembly Bill A5214

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Confers arrest powers on harbor masters and bay constables acting pursuant to their special duties

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2019-A5214 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2.20, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3760
2011-2012: A4560
2013-2014: A4159
2015-2016: A4535
2017-2018: A3471

2019-A5214 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that harbor masters and bay constables appointed by a county, city, town or village, have the power to arrest on warrants pursuant to their special duties within their geographical area of employment.

2019-A5214 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5214
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. RAIA, MONTESANO, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by --
   M. of A.  McDONOUGH, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to the power  of
   harbor  masters  and  bay constables to arrest on warrants pursuant to
   their special duties

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2.20 of the criminal procedure law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (k) to read as follows:
   (K)  HARBOR  MASTERS  AND  BAY  CONSTABLES HAVE THE POWER TO ARREST ON
 WARRANTS PURSUANT TO THEIR SPECIAL DUTIES WITHIN THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
 OF EMPLOYMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07973-01-9

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