S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8514
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
September 24, 2025
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Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, BRISPORT, CLEARE, GONZALEZ, SEPULVEDA --
read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the civil service law and the administrative code of the
city of New York, in relation to the hiring of certain police officers
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 58 of the civil service law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
7. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER GENERAL, SPECIAL OR
LOCAL LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO PERSON SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR APPOINTMENT
AS A POLICE OFFICER WHERE SUCH PERSON WAS PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED AS A
POLICE OFFICER AND WHERE SUCH PERSON: (I) WAS DISMISSED FOR MALFEASANCE
OR OTHER SERIOUS MISCONDUCT CALLING INTO QUESTION SUCH PERSON'S FITNESS
TO SERVE AS A POLICE OFFICER; OR (II) RESIGNED OR RETIRED FROM SUCH
OFFICER'S POSITION WHILE UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR SUCH MALFEASANCE OR
OTHER SERIOUS MISCONDUCT.
(B) ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY THAT HAS KNOWLEDGE THAT ANY FORMER
POLICE OFFICER OF SUCH AGENCY WHO: (I) WAS DISMISSED FOR MALFEASANCE OR
OTHER SERIOUS MISCONDUCT; OR (II) RESIGNED OR RETIRED FROM SUCH OFFI-
CER'S POSITION WHILE UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR SUCH MALFEASANCE OR OTHER
SERIOUS MISCONDUCT; AND IS AN APPLICANT FOR THE POSITION OF POLICE OFFI-
CER WITH ANY OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, SHALL INFORM SUCH OTHER AGEN-
CY OF SUCH DISMISSAL, RESIGNATION OR RETIREMENT.
(C) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY POLICE
OFFICER WHO IS EXONERATED OF EACH ALLEGATION AGAINST SUCH OFFICER OF
SUCH MALFEASANCE OR OTHER SERIOUS MISCONDUCT.
(D) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE
THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
(I) "MALFEASANCE" MEANS THE COMMONLY APPROVED USAGE OF "MALFEASANCE";
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(II) "SERIOUS MISCONDUCT" MEANS IMPROPER OR ILLEGAL ACTIONS TAKEN BY A
POLICE OFFICER IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH OFFICER'S OFFICIAL DUTIES THAT
COULD RESULT IN A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE OR DISCRIMINATION, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, (A) A CONVICTION OF A FELONY, (B) FABRICATION OF
EVIDENCE, (C) REPEATED USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE, (D) ACCEPTANCE OF A
BRIBE, OR (E) THE COMMISSION OF FRAUD; AND
(III) "LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY" MEANS ANY AGENCY WHICH IS EMPOWERED BY
LAW TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION OR TO MAKE AN ARREST FOR A FELONY, AND
ANY AGENCY WHICH IS AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO PROSECUTE OR PARTICIPATE IN THE
PROSECUTION OF A FELONY.
§ 2. Section 14-109 of the administrative code of the city of New York
is amended by adding a new subdivision c to read as follows:
C. (I) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER SECTION OF GENERAL,
SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO PERSON SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR
APPOINTMENT AS A POLICE OFFICER WHERE SUCH PERSON WAS PREVIOUSLY
EMPLOYED AS A POLICE OFFICER AND WHERE SUCH PERSON: (A) WAS DISMISSED
FOR MALFEASANCE OR OTHER SERIOUS MISCONDUCT CALLING INTO QUESTION SUCH
PERSON'S FITNESS TO SERVE AS A POLICE OFFICER; OR (B) RESIGNED OR
RETIRED FROM SUCH OFFICER'S POSITION WHILE UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR
SUCH MALFEASANCE OR OTHER SERIOUS MISCONDUCT.
(II) ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY THAT HAS KNOWLEDGE THAT ANY
FORMER POLICE OFFICER OF SUCH AGENCY WHO: (A) WAS DISMISSED FOR MALFEA-
SANCE OR OTHER SERIOUS MISCONDUCT; OR (B) RESIGNED OR RETIRED FROM SUCH
OFFICER'S POSITION WHILE UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR SUCH MALFEASANCE OR
OTHER SERIOUS MISCONDUCT; AND WHO IS AN APPLICANT FOR THE POSITION OF
POLICE OFFICER WITH ANY OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, SHALL INFORM
SUCH OTHER AGENCY OF SUCH DISMISSAL, RESIGNATION OR RETIREMENT.
(III) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY
POLICE OFFICER WHO IS EXONERATED OF EACH ALLEGATION AGAINST SUCH
OFFICER OF SUCH MALFEASANCE OR OTHER SERIOUS MISCONDUCT.
(IV) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE
THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
(A) "MALFEASANCE" MEANS THE COMMONLY APPROVED USAGE OF "MALFEASANCE";
(B) "SERIOUS MISCONDUCT" MEANS IMPROPER OR ILLEGAL ACTIONS TAKEN BY A
POLICE OFFICER IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH OFFICER'S OFFICIAL DUTIES THAT
COULD RESULT IN A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE OR DISCRIMINATION, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, (1) A CONVICTION OF A FELONY, (2) FABRICATION OF
EVIDENCE, (3) REPEATED USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE, (4) ACCEPTANCE OF A
BRIBE, OR (5) THE COMMISSION OF FRAUD; AND
(C) "LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY" MEANS ANY AGENCY WHICH IS EMPOWERED BY
LAW TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION OR TO MAKE AN ARREST FOR A FELONY, AND
ANY AGENCY WHICH IS AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO PROSECUTE OR PARTICIPATE IN THE
PROSECUTION OF A FELONY.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.