Bill Text: NY A10116 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Relates to including members of the fire investigation unit in the city of Schenectady as peace officers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2012-12-17 - tabled [A10116 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A10116-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         10116
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      May 7, 2012
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       Introduced  by M. of A. AMEDORE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Codes
       AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law,  in  relation  to  including
         members  of  the fire investigation unit in the city of Schenectady as
         peace officers
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subdivision  51 of section 2.10 of the criminal procedure
    2  law, as amended by chapter 294 of the laws of 1992, is amended  to  read
    3  as follows:
    4    51.  Officers  and  members  of the fire investigation division of the
    5  fire department of the city of Rochester, the city  of  Binghamton,  THE
    6  CITY OF SCHENECTADY and the city of Utica, when acting pursuant to their
    7  special  duties in matters arising under the laws relating to fires, the
    8  extinguishment thereof and fire perils; provided, however, that  nothing
    9  in  this subdivision shall be deemed to authorize such officer to carry,
   10  possess, repair or dispose of a firearm unless the  appropriate  license
   11  therefor has been issued pursuant to section 400.00 of the penal law.
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD14505-01-2
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