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Assembly Bill A2020

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Grants peace officer status to uniformed court officers in the town of Montgomery

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2025-A2020 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1679
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A9672, S8690
2023-2024: A3749, S4902

2025-A2020 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants peace officer status to employees of the town court of the town of Montgomery serving as uniformed court officers at such town court.

2025-A2020 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2020
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. MAHER, E. BROWN, BENDETT, DeSTEFANO, LEMONDES,
   BRABENEC, McDONOUGH -- 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 uniformed court officers in the town of  Mont-
   gomery

   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.  EMPLOYEES  OF THE TOWN COURT OF THE TOWN OF MONTGOMERY SERVING AS
 UNIFORMED COURT OFFICERS AT SUCH TOWN  COURT;  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.
                                                            LBD00372-01-5

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