Bill Text: NY A09666 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
NOTE: There are more recent revisions of this legislation. Read Latest Draft
Bill Title: Designates security services officers of the University of Rochester as peace officers.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2012-12-17 - signed chap.504 [A09666 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A09666-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Designates security services officers of the University of Rochester as peace officers.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2012-12-17 - signed chap.504 [A09666 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A09666-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9666 I N A S S E M B L Y March 23, 2012 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to granting peace officer status to certain security services officers employed by the University of Rochester 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 83 to read as follows: 3 83. (A) SECURITY SERVICES OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF 4 ROCHESTER WHO ARE DESIGNATED AS PEACE OFFICERS BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 5 OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPHS (B), (C), (D) AND 6 (E) OF THIS SUBDIVISION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN THIS SUBDI- 7 VISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO AUTHORIZE ANY SUCH OFFICER TO CARRY, POSSESS, 8 REPAIR OR DISPOSE OF A FIREARM UNLESS THE APPROPRIATE LICENSE THEREFOR 9 HAS BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 400.00 OF THE PENAL LAW. 10 (B) FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE GROUNDS, BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY OF THE 11 UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF 12 LAW AND ORDER, AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS THE 13 UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME ESTABLISH, THE BOARD OF 14 TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MAY APPOINT AND REMOVE SUCH 15 NUMBER OF SECURITY SERVICES OFFICERS DESIGNATED AS PEACE OFFICERS AS IS 16 DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO BE NECESSARY FOR THE MAINTENANCE 17 OF PUBLIC ORDER CONSISTENT WITH THIS SUBDIVISION. SUCH PEACE OFFICERS 18 SHALL COMPLY WITH SUCH REQUIREMENTS AS SHALL BE MUTUALLY AGREED UPON 19 BETWEEN THE CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF THE APPLICABLE LOCAL LAW 20 ENFORCEMENT JURISDICTIONS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER. SUCH UNIVER- 21 SITY OF ROCHESTER PEACE OFFICERS SO APPOINTED SHALL BE EMPLOYEES OF THE 22 UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER AND SUBJECT TO ITS SUPERVISION AND CONTROL. SUCH 23 UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER PEACE OFFICERS SHALL HAVE THE POWERS OF PEACE 24 OFFICERS WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF EMPLOYMENT OF THE GROUNDS OR 25 PREMISES OWNED, CONTROLLED OR ADMINISTERED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHES- 26 TER WITHIN THE COUNTY OF MONROE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, SUCH PEACE OFFICERS 27 SHALL HAVE THE POWERS OF PEACE OFFICERS BEYOND SUCH GEOGRAPHIC AREA IN EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14015-03-2 A. 9666 2 1 THOSE SITUATIONS WHEN REQUESTED BY THE CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF 2 THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT JURISDICTION OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, INCLUD- 3 ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BY MEANS OF WRITTEN PROTOCOLS AGREED TO BY THE 4 CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT JURISDICTION 5 AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE ON ANY PUBLIC 6 HIGHWAY WHICH CROSSES OR ADJOINS SUCH GROUNDS OR PREMISES. NOTWITHSTAND- 7 ING THE PRECEDING SENTENCE, SUCH UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER PEACE OFFICERS 8 SHALL ALSO HAVE THE POWERS OF PEACE OFFICERS BEYOND THEIR GEOGRAPHIC 9 AREA OF EMPLOYMENT WHEN FOLLOWING A PERSON IN CONTINUOUS CLOSE PURSUIT 10 AFTER WITNESSING THE COMMISSION OF AN OFFENSE OR CRIME, OR WHEN TRANS- 11 PORTING A PERSON IN THEIR CUSTODY FOLLOWING A LAWFUL ARREST. 12 (C) THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SHALL PROVIDE LEGAL DEFENSE AND IDEN- 13 TIFICATION TO THE APPLICABLE MUNICIPALITY AND ITS OFFICERS AND EMPLOY- 14 EES, AND HOLD THEM HARMLESS, AGAINST ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF CONDUCT 15 BY OR INJURY TO SUCH PEACE OFFICERS WHILE CARRYING OUT THEIR LAW 16 ENFORCEMENT FUNCTIONS, EXCEPT IN THOSE SITUATIONS WHEN THEY ARE ACTING 17 UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF THE CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT 18 OFFICER OF THE APPLICABLE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT JURISDICTION OR HIS OR 19 HER DESIGNEE. 20 (D) EVERY UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER PEACE OFFICER SO APPOINTED SHALL, 21 BEFORE ENTERING UPON THE DUTIES OF HIS OR HER OFFICE, TAKE AND SUBSCRIBE 22 THE OATH OF OFFICE PRESCRIBED BY ARTICLE THIRTEEN OF THE STATE CONSTITU- 23 TION, WHICH OATH SHALL BE FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF THE 24 COUNTY OF MONROE. 25 (E) TO BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR DESIGNATION AS A UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER 26 PEACE OFFICER, A CANDIDATE SHALL, IN ADDITION TO THE TRAINING REQUIRE- 27 MENTS AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 2.30 OF THIS ARTICLE, COMPLETE THE COURSE 28 OF INSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LAW ENFORCEMENT ESTABLISHED PURSU- 29 ANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION SIXTY-FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE OF 30 THE EDUCATION LAW. 31 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.