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Assembly Bill A9221

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Reclassifies court officers and court clerks of the unified court system under the definition of police officer; repealer

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2023-A9221 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5363
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1.20, rpld §2.10 sub 21 ¶¶a & b, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A4235, S7086

2023-A9221 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Reclassifies court officers and court clerks of the unified court system under the definition of police officer.

2023-A9221 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9221
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 16, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. REILLY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to reclassifying
   court  officers and court clerks of the unified court system under the
   definition of police officer; and to repeal certain provisions of such
   law relating thereto

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  34 of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph (w) to read as follows:
   (W) UNIFORMED COURT OFFICERS OF THE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM.
   § 2. Subdivision 34 of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (x) to read as follows:
   (X)  COURT  CLERKS OF THE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM IN THE FIRST AND SECOND
 DEPARTMENTS.
   § 3. Paragraphs a and b of subdivision 21 of section 2.10 of the crim-
 inal procedure law are REPEALED.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09994-01-3

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