Assembly Bill A1601

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Creates an office of special investigation within the office of the attorney general

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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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2019-A1601 - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §70-b, Exec L; amd §190.25, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A5617

2019-A1601 - Summary

Establishes the office of special investigation within the office of the attorney general.

2019-A1601 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1601
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PERRY, MOSLEY, GOTTFRIED, GANTT, COOK, PRETLOW,
   PEOPLES-STOKES, L. ROSENTHAL, CRESPO, WEPRIN, RODRIGUEZ,  QUART,  KIM,
   PICHARDO,  WALKER, BARRON, SEAWRIGHT, JOYNER, BLAKE, JAFFEE, ABINANTI,
   D'URSO, JEAN-PIERRE, HYNDMAN, NIOU,  TAYLOR,  VANEL,  RIVERA,  ARROYO,
   HEVESI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CARROLL, DAVILA, ORTIZ, SIMON
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the executive law and the criminal procedure law, in
   relation to establishing the office of special investigation
 
   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 70-b
 to read as follows:
   § 70-B. OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION.   1. THERE  SHALL  BE  ESTAB-
 LISHED  WITHIN  THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW AN OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION
 WHICH SHALL INVESTIGATE AND, IF WARRANTED, PROSECUTE ANY ALLEGED  CRIMI-
 NAL OFFENSE OR OFFENSES COMMITTED BY A PERSON WHO IS A POLICE OFFICER AS
 DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  THIRTY-FOUR  OF  SECTION  1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL
 PROCEDURE LAW, OR A PEACE OFFICER AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THIRTY-THREE
 OF SECTION 1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, CONCERNING THE DEATH,  OR
 THE  INVESTIGATION OF THE DEATH, OF ANY PERSON WHERE SUCH DEATH RESULTED
 FROM OR POTENTIALLY RESULTED FROM ANY ENCOUNTER WITH SUCH POLICE OFFICER
 OR PEACE OFFICER, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PERSON WAS IN CUSTODY. THE  OFFICE
 SHALL HAVE THE POWERS AND DUTIES SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISIONS TWO AND EIGHT
 OF SECTION SIXTY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, AND
 SHALL  POSSESS  AND  EXERCISE  ALL THE PROSECUTORIAL POWERS NECESSARY TO
 INVESTIGATE AND, IF WARRANTED, PROSECUTE SUCH OFFENSES, PROVIDED, HOWEV-
 ER, THAT APPROVAL, DIRECTION OR  REQUIREMENT  OF  THE  GOVERNOR  AS  MAY
 OTHERWISE  BE  REQUIRED  BY SUCH SUBDIVISIONS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED. THE
 JURISDICTION OF THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION SHALL  DISPLACE  AND
 SUPERSEDE  IN  ALL  WAYS  THE  AUTHORITY  AND JURISDICTION OF THE COUNTY
 DISTRICT  ATTORNEY  FOR  THE  INVESTIGATION  AND  PROSECUTION  OF   SUCH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-A1601A - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §70-b, Exec L; amd §190.25, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A5617

2019-A1601A - Summary

Establishes the office of special investigation within the office of the attorney general.

2019-A1601A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1601--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PERRY, MOSLEY, GOTTFRIED, GANTT, COOK, PRETLOW,
   PEOPLES-STOKES, L. ROSENTHAL, CRESPO, WEPRIN, RODRIGUEZ,  QUART,  KIM,
   PICHARDO,  WALKER, BARRON, SEAWRIGHT, JOYNER, BLAKE, JAFFEE, ABINANTI,
   D'URSO, JEAN-PIERRE, HYNDMAN, NIOU,  TAYLOR,  VANEL,  RIVERA,  ARROYO,
   ZEBROWSKI,  FRONTUS, CRUZ, AUBRY, FERNANDEZ, DE LA ROSA -- Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M. of A. CARROLL, DAVILA, ORTIZ, SIMON --  read  once  and
   referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the executive law and the criminal procedure law, in
   relation to establishing the office of special investigation
 
   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 70-b
 to read as follows:
   § 70-B. OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION.   1. THERE  SHALL  BE  ESTAB-
 LISHED  WITHIN  THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW AN OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION
 WHICH SHALL INVESTIGATE AND, IF WARRANTED, PROSECUTE ANY ALLEGED  CRIMI-
 NAL OFFENSE OR OFFENSES COMMITTED BY A PERSON WHO IS A POLICE OFFICER AS
 DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  THIRTY-FOUR  OF  SECTION  1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL
 PROCEDURE LAW, OR A PEACE OFFICER AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THIRTY-THREE
 OF SECTION 1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, CONCERNING THE DEATH,  OR
 THE  INVESTIGATION OF THE DEATH, OF ANY PERSON WHERE SUCH DEATH RESULTED
 FROM OR POTENTIALLY RESULTED FROM ANY ENCOUNTER WITH SUCH POLICE OFFICER
 OR PEACE OFFICER, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PERSON WAS IN CUSTODY. THE  OFFICE
 SHALL HAVE THE POWERS AND DUTIES SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISIONS TWO AND EIGHT
 OF SECTION SIXTY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, AND
 SHALL  POSSESS  AND  EXERCISE  ALL THE PROSECUTORIAL POWERS NECESSARY TO
 INVESTIGATE AND, IF WARRANTED, PROSECUTE SUCH OFFENSES, PROVIDED, HOWEV-
 ER, THAT APPROVAL, DIRECTION OR  REQUIREMENT  OF  THE  GOVERNOR  AS  MAY
 OTHERWISE  BE  REQUIRED  BY SUCH SUBDIVISIONS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED. THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-A1601B - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §70-b, Exec L; amd §190.25, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A5617

2019-A1601B - Summary

Establishes the office of special investigation within the office of the attorney general.

2019-A1601B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1601--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PERRY, MOSLEY, GOTTFRIED, GANTT, COOK, PRETLOW,
   PEOPLES-STOKES, L. ROSENTHAL, CRESPO, WEPRIN, RODRIGUEZ,  QUART,  KIM,
   PICHARDO,  WALKER, BARRON, SEAWRIGHT, JOYNER, BLAKE, JAFFEE, ABINANTI,
   D'URSO, JEAN-PIERRE, HYNDMAN, NIOU,  TAYLOR,  VANEL,  RIVERA,  ARROYO,
   ZEBROWSKI,  FRONTUS,  CRUZ,  AUBRY,  FERNANDEZ,  DE LA ROSA,  EPSTEIN,
   REYES, RICHARDSON, O'DONNELL, SIMOTAS, SIMON, ROZIC,  HUNTER,  WRIGHT,
   ORTIZ, OTIS, LENTOL, DenDEKKER, BARNWELL, BICHOTTE, GLICK, MAGNARELLI,
   DAVILA,  STECK  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CARROLL -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Codes -- committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee -- reported and referred to the Committee on  Ways  and  Means  --
   recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Ways and Means in accordance with
   Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to creating an office  of
   special investigation within the office of the attorney general
 
   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  70-b
 to read as follows:
   § 70-B. OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION. 1. THERE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED
 WITHIN  THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AN OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTI-
 GATION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW,  THE  OFFICE  OF
 SPECIAL  INVESTIGATION  SHALL  HAVE INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY AND CRIMINAL
 JURISDICTION OF ANY INCIDENT IN WHICH THE DEATH OF A PERSON, WHETHER  IN
 CUSTODY OR NOT, IS CAUSED BY A POLICE OFFICER, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION
 THIRTY-FOUR  OF  SECTION  1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, OR A PEACE
 OFFICER AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-FIVE OF  SECTION  2.10  OF  THE
 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, WHETHER OR NOT FORMALLY ON DUTY, OR IN WHICH THE
 ATTORNEY GENERAL DETERMINES THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT QUESTION AS TO WHETH-
 ER THE DEATH WAS IN FACT CAUSED BY SUCH POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-A1601C (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §70-b, Exec L; amd §190.25, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A5617

2019-A1601C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the office of special investigation within the office of the attorney general.

2019-A1601C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1601--C
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PERRY, MOSLEY, GOTTFRIED, GANTT, COOK, PRETLOW,
   PEOPLES-STOKES, L. ROSENTHAL, CRESPO, WEPRIN, RODRIGUEZ,  QUART,  KIM,
   PICHARDO,  WALKER, BARRON, SEAWRIGHT, JOYNER, BLAKE, JAFFEE, ABINANTI,
   D'URSO, JEAN-PIERRE, HYNDMAN, NIOU,  TAYLOR,  VANEL,  RIVERA,  ARROYO,
   ZEBROWSKI,  FRONTUS,  CRUZ,  AUBRY,  FERNANDEZ,  DE LA ROSA,  EPSTEIN,
   REYES, RICHARDSON, O'DONNELL, SIMOTAS, SIMON, ROZIC,  HUNTER,  WRIGHT,
   ORTIZ, OTIS, LENTOL, DenDEKKER, BARNWELL, BICHOTTE, GLICK, MAGNARELLI,
   DAVILA,  STECK  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CARROLL -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Codes -- committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee -- reported and referred to the Committee on  Ways  and  Means  --
   recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Ways and Means in accordance with
   Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  again
   reported  from  said  committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to creating an office  of
   special investigation within the office of the attorney general
 
   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  70-b
 to read as follows:
   § 70-B. OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION. 1. THERE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED
 WITHIN  THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AN OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTI-
 GATION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW,  THE  OFFICE  OF
 SPECIAL INVESTIGATION SHALL INVESTIGATE AND, IF WARRANTED, PROSECUTE ANY
 ALLEGED  CRIMINAL  OFFENSE OR OFFENSES COMMITTED BY A PERSON, WHETHER OR
 NOT FORMALLY ON DUTY, WHO IS A POLICE OFFICER, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION
 THIRTY-FOUR OF SECTION 1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW,  OR  A  PEACE
 OFFICER  AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  2.10  OF  THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW,
 PROVIDED THAT SUCH PEACE OFFICER IS EMPLOYED OR CONTRACTED BY AN  EDUCA-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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