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Senate Bill S1478

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Grants peace officer status to officers and members of the security force of Arnot Health, Inc.

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2025-S1478 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S6636
2023-2024: S2218

2025-S1478 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants peace officer status to officers and members of the security force of Arnot Health, Inc.

2025-S1478 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1478 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1478
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure  law,  in  relation  to  granting
   peace  officer status to officers and members of the security force of
   Arnot Health, Inc.

   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. OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF  THE  SECURITY  FORCE  EMPLOYED  BY  ARNOT
 HEALTH,  INC.  THE  GEOGRAPHIC  AREA  OF  EMPLOYMENT  FOR PEACE OFFICERS
 EMPLOYED BY ARNOT HEALTH, INC. SHALL INCLUDE ANY PUBLIC STREET AND SIDE-
 WALK THAT ABUTS THE  GROUNDS,  BUILDINGS  OR  PROPERTY  OF  A  HOSPITAL,
 MEDICAL  OFFICE  BUILDING  OR  CLINICAL  SITE OWNED OR OPERATED BY ARNOT
 HEALTH, INC. IN CHEMUNG COUNTY.   SUCH  OFFICERS  SHALL  ONLY  HAVE  THE
 POWERS LISTED IN PARAGRAPHS (A), (B), (C), AND (D) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
 SECTION 2.20 OF THIS ARTICLE, AS WELL AS THE POWER TO DETAIN AN INDIVID-
 UAL  FOR  A  REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME WHILE AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF LAW
 ENFORCEMENT, PROVIDED THAT THE OFFICER HAS ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE, OR PROBABLE
 CAUSE TO  BELIEVE,  THAT  SUCH  INDIVIDUAL  HAS  COMMITTED  AN  OFFENSE;
 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.
                                                            LBD04424-01-5

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