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Assembly Bill A3515A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to granting peace officer status to park rangers in Erie county

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2023-A3515 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10812
2021-2022: A3786
2025-2026: A7529

2023-A3515 - Summary

Grants park rangers in Erie county peace officer status to issue appearance tickets, simplified traffic informations, simplified parks informations and simplified environmental conservation informations; provides that such shall not be deemed to authorize such officer to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm unless the appropriate license has been issued therefor.

2023-A3515 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3515
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure  law,  in  relation  to  granting
   peace officer status to park rangers in Erie county
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 86 to read as follows:
   86.  PARK  RANGERS  IN  ERIE  COUNTY, WHO SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE
 APPEARANCE TICKETS, SIMPLIFIED TRAFFIC  INFORMATIONS,  SIMPLIFIED  PARKS
 INFORMATIONS  AND  SIMPLIFIED  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION INFORMATIONS;
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE  DEEMED  TO
 AUTHORIZE SUCH OFFICER TO CARRY, POSSESS, REPAIR OR DISPOSE OF A FIREARM
 UNLESS  THE  APPROPRIATE  LICENSE  THEREFOR  HAS BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO
 SECTION 400.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03054-01-3

2023-A3515A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10812
2021-2022: A3786
2025-2026: A7529

2023-A3515A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants park rangers in Erie county peace officer status to issue appearance tickets, simplified traffic informations, simplified parks informations and simplified environmental conservation informations; provides that such shall not be deemed to authorize such officer to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm unless the appropriate license has been issued therefor.

2023-A3515A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3515--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes 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  criminal procedure law, in relation to granting
   peace officer status to park rangers in Erie county
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  2.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 87 to read as follows:
   87. PARK RANGERS IN ERIE COUNTY, WHO  SHALL  BE  AUTHORIZED  TO  ISSUE
 APPEARANCE  TICKETS,  SIMPLIFIED  TRAFFIC INFORMATIONS, SIMPLIFIED PARKS
 INFORMATIONS AND  SIMPLIFIED  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION  INFORMATIONS;
 PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO
 AUTHORIZE SUCH OFFICER TO CARRY, POSSESS, REPAIR OR DISPOSE OF A FIREARM
 UNLESS THE APPROPRIATE LICENSE THEREFOR  HAS  BEEN  ISSUED  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION 400.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03054-02-4

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