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Senate Bill S4899

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Grants court reporters peace officer status

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2025-S4899 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3423
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A9684

2025-S4899 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants court reporters and senior court reporters of the unified court system peace officer status.

2025-S4899 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S4899 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4899
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- 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
   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  AND  SENIOR COURT REPORTERS OF THE UNIFIED COURT
 SYSTEM, 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.
                                                            LBD05845-01-5

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