Bill Text: NY A03021 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates a contraband and drug information hotline for state correctional facilities; defines terms.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to correction [A03021 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A03021-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3021

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 2, 2023
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        Introduced by M. of A. GALLAHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Correction

        AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to creating a contraband
          and drug information hotline

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

     1    Section 1. Section 2 of the correction law is amended by adding a  new
     2  subdivision 35 to read as follows:
     3    35.  "Contraband"  means anything, which is capable of such use as may
     4  endanger the safety or security of a detention facility  or  any  person
     5  therein  which  shall  include, but not be limited to firearms and other
     6  dangerous weapons as defined in section 265.00 of the penal law, danger-
     7  ous instruments as defined in subdivision thirteen of section  10.00  of
     8  the  penal  law, destructive devices as defined in 26 USC § 5845 (f) and
     9  controlled substances as defined in section 220.00 of the penal law.
    10    § 2. Section 112 of the correction law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    11  subdivision 6 to read as follows:
    12    6.  The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations to facili-
    13  tate the implementation and operation of a  statewide,  toll-free  tele-
    14  phone  number, or hotline, to receive reports from callers providing any
    15  information related to the introduction of contraband or  possession  of
    16  contraband  in  a state correctional institution by inmates, visitors or
    17  staff members.  Such hotline shall receive  reports  of  allegations  of
    18  reportable  incidents  twenty-four  hours per day, seven days a week and
    19  shall accept anonymous calls.
    20    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04972-01-3