Bill Text: NY A07896 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Includes uniformed members of the special investigation unit of the New York city housing authority in the definition of peace officer.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to codes [A07896 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A07896-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7896 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 18, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CASTORINA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to including uniformed members of the special investigation unit of the New York city housing authority in the definition of peace officer 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 85 to read as follows: 3 85. Uniformed members of the special investigation unit of the New 4 York city housing authority, acting pursuant to rule of the New York 5 city housing authority; provided however, that nothing in this subdivi- 6 sion shall be deemed to authorize such officer to carry, possess, repair 7 or dispose of a firearm unless the appropriate license therefor has been 8 issued pursuant to section 400.00 of the penal law. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11051-01-7
