Bill Text: NY A06081 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting municipal corporations from empowering local police officers and peace officers to enforce any provision of federal immigration law, rule or regulation

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to local governments [A06081 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A06081-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6081
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 24, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. P. RIVERA, RAMOS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
         A. ARROYO, DIAZ, ESPAILLAT, V. LOPEZ, ORTIZ, PERALTA,  PERRY,  POWELL,
         J. RIVERA,  N. RIVERA  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on
         Local Governments
       AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in  relation  to  prohibiting
         municipal corporations from empowering local police officers and peace
         officers  to enforce any provision of federal immigration law, rule or
         regulation
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
    2  section 79 to read as follows:
    3    S 79. PROHIBITION ON ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW, RULES AND
    4  REGULATIONS. 1. NO MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SHALL AUTHORIZE OR REQUIRE  ANY
    5  MUNICIPAL  POLICE  OFFICER  OR PEACE OFFICER TO ENFORCE ANY PROVISION OF
    6  FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW,  RULE  OR  REGULATION,  UNLESS  SUCH  MUNICIPAL
    7  CORPORATION IS EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED TO DO SO BY STATE STATUTE.
    8    2.  EVERY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED BY STATE STATUTE
    9  TO AUTHORIZE OR REQUIRE ITS POLICE OFFICERS OR PEACE OFFICERS TO ENFORCE
   10  FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW, RULES OR REGULATIONS, SHALL, PRIOR TO ANY  SUCH
   11  AUTHORIZATION  OR  REQUIREMENT,  ESTABLISH  A  CIVILIAN  REVIEW BOARD TO
   12  REVIEW, EVALUATE AND REPORT ALL ACTIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS
   13  AND PEACE OFFICERS AUTHORIZED OR REQUIRED TO ENFORCE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION
   14  LAW, RULES AND REGULATIONS. EVERY CIVILIAN  REVIEW  BOARD  SHALL  COMPLY
   15  WITH THE PROVISIONS OF RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE ATTORNEY
   16  GENERAL FOR SUCH BOARDS.
   17    3.  ANNUALLY,  ON  OR  BEFORE  MARCH FIRST, EACH CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD
   18  SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE AND  THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL  ON
   19  EVERY  ACTION  TAKEN BY A POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER OF THE MUNICI-
   20  PALITY DURING THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR RELATING TO THE ENFORCEMENT  OF
   21  FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW, RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF
   22  EACH SUCH ACTION.
   23    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06648-01-9