Bill Text: NY S03903 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Grants special agents of the veterans affairs office of the inspector general peace officer status.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-20 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S03903 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S03903-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3903--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 30, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to granting special agents of the veterans affairs office of the inspector general peace officer status 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. Special agents of the veterans affairs office of the inspector 4 general, when acting pursuant to their special duties in matters arising 5 under laws relating to improving veterans' lives by bringing criminals 6 who prey upon them to justice; provided, however, that nothing in this 7 subdivision shall be deemed to authorize such members 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 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09298-02-8