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Senate Bill S1602

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Grants court reporters in the first and second departments peace officer status

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2025-S1602 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6691
2017-2018: S5195
2019-2020: S459
2021-2022: S4295
2023-2024: S2826

2025-S1602 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to granting certain court reporters peace officer status; includes requirements for possession or a firearm.

2025-S1602 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1602 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1602
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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
   certain court reporters peace officer status
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 21 of section 2.10 of  the  criminal  procedure
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph g to read as follows:
   G.  COURT  REPORTERS  IN  THE  FIRST AND SECOND DEPARTMENTS, PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL  BE  DEEMED  TO  AUTHORIZE
 SUCH  EMPLOYEES 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.
                                                            LBD02470-01-5

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