Bill Text: NY A05829 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Provides that trained personnel of the Physical Security Organization of a nuclear facility be given peace officer status but shall not carry or possess a firearm.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-17 - held for consideration in codes [A05829 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A05829-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          5829
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 19, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M. of A. BARCLAY, FINCH, JONES, MONTESANO -- Multi-Spon-
          sored by -- M. of A. MANKTELOW  --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
          Committee on Codes
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  criminal  procedure law, in relation to persons
          designated 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 14 to read as follows:
     3    14. Trained personnel of the Physical  Security  Organization    of  a
     4  nuclear  facility  licensed  by  the  United  States  Nuclear Regulatory
     5  Commission responsible for maintaining safeguards and protection  pursu-
     6  ant  to  the  licensee's  security  plan  when  acting pursuant to their
     7  special duties in matters relating to maintaining  such  safeguards  and
     8  protections; provided, however that nothing in this subdivision shall be
     9  deemed to authorize such officer to carry, possess, repair or dispose of
    10  a firearm unless the appropriate license therefor has been issued pursu-
    11  ant to section 400.00 of the penal law.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02417-01-9
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