Bill Text: NY A01960 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Designates ordinance officers of the city of Mount Vernon police department as peace officers; authorizes such officers to carry a firearm while performing duties as a peace officer if appropriate license has been issued therefor.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to codes [A01960 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A01960-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1960
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 13, 2015
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Codes
       AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation  to  designating
         the  ordinance  officers of the city of Mount Vernon police department
         as peace officers
         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 84 to read as follows:
    3    84. THE ORDINANCE OFFICERS OF THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON POLICE  DEPART-
    4  MENT,  WHEN  PERFORMING  THEIR  DUTIES  AS ORDINANCE OFFICERS; PROVIDED,
    5  HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED  TO  AUTHORIZE
    6  SUCH  OFFICER  TO  CARRY, POSSESS, REPAIR OR DISPOSE OF A FIREARM UNLESS
    7  THE APPROPRIATE LICENSE THEREFOR HAS BEEN  ISSUED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
    8  400.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
    9    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05216-01-5
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