Bill Text: NY A03990 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 3990 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Authorizes the attorney general to investigate and prosecute the alleged commission of any crimal offense or offenses committed by police officers in connection with the performance of their regular duties.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to codes [A03990 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A03990-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          3990
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 31, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by M. of A. AUBRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Codes
        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to granting the  attorney
          general jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute police misconduct
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 63 of the executive law is amended by adding a  new
     2  subdivision 17 to read as follows:
     3    17.    Investigate  the  alleged commission of any criminal offense or
     4  offenses committed by a police officer in connection with  the  perform-
     5  ance  of  his  or  her official duties, and prosecute any such person or
     6  persons believed to have committed such criminal offense or offenses  in
     7  connection  with  the  performance  of  his or her official duties.  The
     8  attorney general may only exercise the  jurisdiction  provided  by  this
     9  subdivision  upon  a written finding that such jurisdiction is necessary
    10  because: (a)  of  a  lack  of  alternative  prosecutorial  resources  to
    11  adequately  investigate  and prosecute such criminal offense or offenses
    12  or, (b) the exercise of such jurisdiction is  necessary  to  ensure  the
    13  confidence  of  the  public  in  the  judicial  system.    In  all  such
    14  proceedings, the attorney general may appear in person or by his or  her
    15  deputy  or  assistant before any court or grand jury and exercise all of
    16  the powers and perform all of the duties with respect to such actions or
    17  proceedings which the district attorney would otherwise be authorized or
    18  required to exercise or perform.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
    20  have become a law.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05461-01-9