Bill Text: NY A01592 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Provides that trained personnel of the Physical Security Organization of a nuclear facility be given peace officer status but shall not carry or possess a firearm.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to codes [A01592 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A01592-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          1592

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 17, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. BARCLAY, DeSTEFANO, BRABENEC, JONES, J. M. GIGLIO
          -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LEMONDES, MANKTELOW -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Codes

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  criminal  procedure law, in relation to persons
          designated as peace officers

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Section  2.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 14 to read as follows:
     3    14. Trained personnel of the Physical  Security  Organization    of  a
     4  nuclear  facility  licensed  by  the  United  States  Nuclear Regulatory
     5  Commission responsible for maintaining safeguards and protection  pursu-
     6  ant  to  the  licensee's  security  plan  when  acting pursuant to their
     7  special duties in matters relating to maintaining  such  safeguards  and
     8  protections; provided, however that nothing in this subdivision shall be
     9  deemed to authorize such officer to carry, possess, repair or dispose of
    10  a firearm unless the appropriate license therefor has been issued pursu-
    11  ant to section 400.00 of the penal law.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05943-01-3
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