Assembly Bill A5564

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Grants the attorney general jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute police misconduct

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A5564 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §63, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1486
2011-2012: A4382
2013-2014: A2803
2015-2016: A5524
2017-2018: A3763
2019-2020: A3990
2021-2022: A2006
2023-2024: A740

2025-A5564 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the attorney general to investigate and prosecute the alleged commission of any criminal offense or offenses committed by police officers in connection with the performance of their regular duties.

2025-A5564 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5564
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to granting the  attorney
   general jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute police misconduct
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 63 of the executive law is amended by adding a  new
 subdivision 18 to read as follows:
   18.  INVESTIGATE  THE  ALLEGED  COMMISSION  OF ANY CRIMINAL OFFENSE OR
 OFFENSES COMMITTED BY A POLICE OFFICER IN CONNECTION WITH  THE  PERFORM-
 ANCE  OF  SUCH  POLICE OFFICER'S OFFICIAL DUTIES, AND PROSECUTE ANY SUCH
 PERSON OR PERSONS BELIEVED TO HAVE COMMITTED SUCH  CRIMINAL  OFFENSE  OR
 OFFENSES  IN  CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH PERSON OR PERSON'S
 OFFICIAL DUTIES.  THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY ONLY EXERCISE  THE  JURISDIC-
 TION  PROVIDED  BY  THIS  SUBDIVISION  UPON  A WRITTEN FINDING THAT SUCH
 JURISDICTION IS NECESSARY BECAUSE: (A) OF A LACK OF ALTERNATIVE PROSECU-
 TORIAL RESOURCES TO ADEQUATELY INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE  SUCH  CRIMINAL
 OFFENSE  OR OFFENSES OR, (B) THE EXERCISE OF SUCH JURISDICTION IS NECES-
 SARY TO ENSURE THE CONFIDENCE OF THE PUBLIC IN THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM.   IN
 ALL  SUCH  PROCEEDINGS,  THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY APPEAR IN PERSON OR BY
 THEIR DEPUTY OR ASSISTANT BEFORE ANY COURT OR GRAND  JURY  AND  EXERCISE
 ALL  OF  THE  POWERS  AND PERFORM ALL OF THE DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO SUCH
 ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS WHICH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY  WOULD  OTHERWISE  BE
 AUTHORIZED OR REQUIRED TO EXERCISE OR PERFORM.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08361-01-5

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