Bill Text: NY S06507 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates members of the security force of Rochester general hospital as peace officers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO CODES [S06507 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S06507-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6507 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE June 14, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FUNKE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to granting peace officer status to officers and members of the security force of Rochester General Hospital 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 85 to read as follows: 3 85. Officers and members of the security force employed by Rochester 4 General Hospital. The geographic area of employment for peace officers 5 employed by Rochester General Hospital shall include any public street 6 and sidewalk that abuts the grounds, buildings or property of such 7 hospital. These officers shall only have the powers listed in paragraph 8 (c) of subdivision one of section 2.20 of this article, as well as the 9 power to detain an individual for a reasonable period of time while 10 awaiting the arrival of law enforcement, provided that the officer has 11 actual knowledge, or probable cause to believe, that such individual has 12 committed an offense; provided however, that nothing in this subdivision 13 shall be deemed to authorize such officer to carry, possess, repair or 14 dispose of a firearm unless the appropriate license therefor has been 15 issued pursuant to section 400.00 of the penal law. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13339-01-9