NY State Senate Bill 2021-S2978

Senate Bill S2978

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides access to live scan fingerprinting to society for the prevention of cruelty to animals officers

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2021-S2978 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3445
Current Committee:: Senate Codes
Law Section:: Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §160.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S7059, A9637
2023-2024: S1182, A1196
2025-2026: S1664, A3162

2021-S2978 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides access to live scan fingerprinting to society for the prevention of cruelty to animals officers.

2021-S2978 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S2978

SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to providing
access to live scan fingerprinting to society for the prevention of
cruelty to animals officers

 
PURPOSE:

To amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to providing society
for the prevention of cruelty to animals officers access to live scan
fingerprinting.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 - adds subdivision 1-a which states that following an arrest
by a society for the prevention of cruelty to an animal officer, such
officer shall be permitted access to the live scan fingerprinting system
or similar technology.

Section 2 - states effective date

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The society for the prevention of cruelty to animals officers main role
is to defend and protect animals, often times this includes conducting
arrests. As the procedure currently stands the arresting officer hands
off the suspect in question to the assisting agency so they can complete
the arrest. Unfortunately, this procedure leaves room for error and can
make the process time consuming. Giving the society for the prevention
of cruelty to animals officers access to live scan fingerprinting tech-
nology allows said officers to complete arrests independently and with-
out the assistance of other law enforcement personnel saving valuable
time and resources.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2020: S7059 referred to Codes; A9637 (Rosenthal L) referred to codes

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
becomes a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or before
such date.

2021-S2978 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2978
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law,  in  relation  to  providing
   access  to  live  scan fingerprinting to society for the prevention of
   cruelty to animals officers

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 160.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A. FOLLOWING AN ARREST BY A SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO
 ANIMALS OFFICER, SUCH OFFICER SHALL BE PERMITTED ACCESS TO THE LIVE SCAN
 FINGERPRINTING SYSTEM OR SIMILAR TECHNOLOGY IN ORDER TO  EFFECTUATE  THE
 COMPLETION  OF  SUCH  ARREST INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF
 OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00965-01-1

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