NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A3749A
SPONSOR: Maher TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to granting
peace officer status to uniformed court officers in the town of Montgom-
ery
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Designate uniformed court officers in the town of Montgomery as peace
officers
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 - Employees of the town court of the town of Montgomery serv-
ing as uniformed court officers at such town court; provided, however,
that nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed to authorize such offi-
cer to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm unless the appro-
priate license therefor has been issued pursuant to section 400.00 of
the penal law.
Section 2 - Effective Date - Immediately
JUSTIFICATION:
This bill would grant peace officer status to uniformed court officers
in the town of Montgomery, along with all of the privileges that come
with such status in order to properly protect and secure the town court.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023: A3749 Passed Assembly
2022: A9672 Passed Assembly
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3749--A
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 7, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. MAHER, E. BROWN, BENDETT, DeSTEFANO, LEMONDES,
BRABENEC, McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance with
Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- 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
peace officer status to uniformed court officers in the town of Mont-
gomery
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 87 to read as follows:
3 87. Employees of the town court of the town of Montgomery serving as
4 uniformed court officers at such town court; provided, however, that
5 nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed to authorize such officer to
6 carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm unless the appropriate
7 license therefor has been issued pursuant to section 400.00 of the penal
8 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.
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