Bill Text: NY A04159 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 4159 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides that harbor masters and bay constables appointed by a county, city, town or village, have the power to arrest on warrants pursuant to their special duties within their geographical area of employment.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to codes [A04159 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A04159-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4159
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 1, 2013
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RAIA, KATZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
         McDONOUGH, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
       AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to the power  of
         harbor  masters  and  bay constables to arrest on warrants pursuant to
         their special duties
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2.20 of the criminal procedure law
    2  is amended by adding a new paragraph (k) to read as follows:
    3    (K)  HARBOR  MASTERS  AND  BAY  CONSTABLES HAVE THE POWER TO ARREST ON
    4  WARRANTS PURSUANT TO THEIR SPECIAL DUTIES WITHIN THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
    5  OF EMPLOYMENT.
    6    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05188-01-3