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Assembly Bill A8132

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Directs the division of criminal justice services to study, evaluate, and make recommendations concerning instances of police brutality in the city of Rochester

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2021-A8132 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7249
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Executive
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: A1781, S960
2025-2026: A3813

2021-A8132 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the division of criminal justice services to study, evaluate, and make recommendations concerning instances of police brutality in the city of Rochester.

2021-A8132 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8132
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. MEEKS, CLARK -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to direct the division of criminal  justice  services  to  study,
   evaluate,  and  make  recommendations  concerning  instances of police
   brutality in the city of Rochester

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Definitions.  For the purposes of this act, the following
 terms shall have the following meanings:
   (a) "Police brutality" means the use of unwarranted or excessive force
 or abuse committed by a police officer.
   (b) "Police officer" means an individual defined as a  police  officer
 pursuant to section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law.
   (c)  "Covered  agency"  means  an  agency of any political subdivision
 maintaining a police force of police officers having jurisdiction within
 the city of Rochester.
   § 2. Study. The  division  of  criminal  justice  services  is  hereby
 authorized  and  directed  to conduct a study of police brutality in the
 city of Rochester. Such study shall examine, at a minimum,  the  follow-
 ing:
   (a)  All reported instances of police brutality in the city of Roches-
 ter occurring in the five years prior to the effective date of this act,
 and the nature of such instances of police brutality;
   (b) Trainings and other education being provided by  covered  agencies
 to  police  officers  employed  by  such  covered  agencies  on avoiding
 instances of police brutality; and
   (c) Any other steps that may  be  taken  to  decrease  the  number  of
 instances  of  police brutality committed by police officers employed by
 covered agencies.
   § 3. Powers. The division of criminal  justice  services  may  consult
 with  the  law  enforcement  misconduct investigative office established
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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