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Senate Bill S1928

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Designates uniformed marine patrol officers as peace officers in the county of Seneca

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2025-S1928 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6997
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S9897

2025-S1928 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates uniformed marine patrol officers appointed by the sheriff of Seneca county as peace officers in the county of Seneca.

2025-S1928 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1928 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1928
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 14, 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  designating
   uniformed  marine  patrol  officers as peace officers in the county of
   Seneca

   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 APPOINTED BY THE SHERIFF OF SENECA COUNTY,  PURSUANT  TO
 THEIR  SPECIAL  DUTIES  SERVING  AS  UNIFORMED  MARINE  PATROL OFFICERS;
 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  HAS  BEEN  ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION
 400.00 OF THE PENAL LAW OR TO AUTHORIZE SUCH OFFICER TO CARRY OR POSSESS
 A FIREARM EXCEPT WHILE ON DUTY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04903-01-5

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