S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10719
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 27, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. REYES -- 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 certain employees of the Parkchester police
department of public safety
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 88 to read as follows:
88. (A) EMPLOYEES OF THE PARKCHESTER POLICE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFE-
TY, IN THE BOROUGH OF THE BRONX, CITY OF NEW YORK, WHO PATROL THE
PARKCHESTER NORTH AND SOUTH CONDOMINIUM AREA CONSISTING OF ONE HUNDRED
SEVENTY-ONE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AND THE SUPPORTIVE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
ON APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE ACRES WITHIN BRONX COUNTY AND
THE PUBLIC ROADWAYS THEREIN AND APPOINTED BY SUCH POLICE DEPARTMENT AS
PEACE OFFICERS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE EXERCISE OF SUCH POWERS
SHALL BE LIMITED TO (I) SUCH EMPLOYEES' ACTUAL PERFORMANCE OF THEIR
DUTIES, AND (II) THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF THE PARKCHESTER NORTH AND
SOUTH CONDOMINIUMS INCLUDING INGRESS AND EGRESS ROADWAYS COMMONLY USED
BY RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOR ACCESS TO SUCH PROPERTY; AND PROVIDED
FURTHER THAT NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO AUTHORIZE
SUCH EMPLOYEES TO CARRY, POSSESS, REPAIR OR DISPOSE OF A FIREARM UNLESS
AUTHORIZED AND TRAINED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.30 OF THIS ARTICLE AND
OTHER APPLICABLE LAW.
(B) PRIOR TO PERFORMING THE DUTIES PERMITTED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION, A
PERSON SHALL HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS SET
FORTH IN SECTION 2.30 OF THIS ARTICLE AND ANY ADDITIONAL PEACE OFFICER
TRAINING REQUIRED BY THE MUNICIPAL POLICE TRAINING COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE
WITH SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14776-02-6
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