NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A3162
SPONSOR: Rosenthal TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to providing
access to live scan fingerprinting to society for the prevention of
cruelty to animals officers
PURPOSE:
To amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to providing society
for the prevention of cruelty to animals officers access to live scan
fingerprinting.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section one adds subdivision 1-a which states that following an arrest
by a society for the prevention of cruelty to animal officer, such offi-
cer shall be permitted access to the live scan fingerprinting system or
similar technology.
Section two states effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
The society for the prevention of cruelty to animals officers main role
is to defend and protect animals, often times this includes conducting
arrests. As the procedure currently stands the arresting officer hands
off the suspect in question to the assisting agency so they can complete
the arrest. Unfortunately, this procedure leaves room for error and can
make the process time consuming. Giving the society for the prevention
of cruelty to animals officers access to live scan fingerprinting tech-
nology allows said officers to complete arrests independently and with-
out the assistance of other law enforcement personnel saving valuable
time and resources.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-24:A.1196- Referred to Codes; S.1182 - Passed Senate
2021-22:A.3445- Referred to Codes; S.2978 - Referred to Codes
2019-20:A.9637- Referred to Codes; S.7059 - Referred to Codes
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
becomes a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/ompeal
of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act
on its effective date are authorized to be made on or before such date.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3162
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 23, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, SIMON, STECK, LUNSFORD, JACOBSON,
GLICK, TAGUE, SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Codes
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to providing
access to live scan fingerprinting to society for the prevention of
cruelty to animals officers
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 160.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
3 1-a. Following an arrest by a society for the prevention of cruelty to
4 animals officer, such officer shall be permitted access to the live scan
5 fingerprinting system or similar technology in order to effectuate the
6 completion of such arrest independently and without the assistance of
7 other law enforcement personnel.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
9 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
10 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
11 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
12 completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03883-01-5
