Bill Text: NY S08695 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Grants park rangers in Erie county peace officer status to issue appearance tickets, simplified traffic informations, simplified parks informations and simplified environmental conservation informations; provided that such shall not be deemed to authorize such officer to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm unless the appropriate license has been issued therefor.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-08 - REFERRED TO RULES [S08695 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S08695-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          8695

                    IN SENATE

                                      July 8, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- 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 park rangers in Erie county

          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 86 to read as follows:
     3    86.  Park  rangers  in  Erie  county, who shall be authorized to issue
     4  appearance tickets, simplified traffic  informations,  simplified  parks
     5  informations  and  simplified  environmental  conservation informations;
     6  provided, however, that nothing in this subdivision shall be  deemed  to
     7  authorize such officer to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm
     8  unless  the  appropriate  license  therefor  has been issued pursuant to
     9  section 400.00 of the penal law.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD16695-01-0
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