NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A4385
SPONSOR: Molitor TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to designating
uniformed court officers in the town of Busti, county of Chautauqua, as
peace officers
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Designates the uniformed court officers of the Town of Busti, as peace
officers.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Amends Section 2.10 of the Criminal Procedure law by adding a
new subdivision 87 to provide that employees of the Town of Busti, in
Chautauqua County, serving as uniformed court officers in the justice
court of such town, may be designated as peace officers; provided,
however, that nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed to authorize
such employees to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm unless
the appropriate license therefore has been issued pursuant to section
400.00 of the penal law.
Section 2. Provides that the act shall take effect immediately.
JUSTIFICATION:
The town of Busti, by unanimous vote, adopted a formal resolution in
support of legislation that would designate its uniformed court officers
as peace officers. A peace officer designation will both allow a
uniformed court officer to maintain his or her peace officer status and
certification for future employment and decrease liability for the town
of Busti by filling the position from a pool of peace officer certified
candidates.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023/2024: S.1114/A.1715A Died in Senate Rules/Passed Assembly
2021/2022: S.4767/A.4870 Died on Senate Calendar/Passed Assembly
2019/2020: S.880/A.5464A Referred to Rules/Passed Assembly
2017/2018: S.7218/A.9723 Passed Senate/held for consideration in Codes
2021/2022: S.4767/A.4870 Referred to Codes/Passed Assembly
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4385
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 4, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. MOLITOR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to designating
uniformed court officers in the town of Busti, county of Chautauqua,
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 88 to read as follows:
3 88. Employees of the town of Busti, in the county of Chautauqua, serv-
4 ing as uniformed court officers in the justice court of such town;
5 provided, however, that nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed to
6 authorize such employees to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a
7 firearm unless the appropriate license therefor has been issued pursuant
8 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.
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