NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A9569
SPONSOR: Slater TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to removing public
officials for executing warrants from the international criminal court
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To allow for the removal of public officials from office for executing
international criminal court warrants until such time as any related
treaty is ratified by the United States
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Adds a new section 35-b to the public officers law to allow
for the removal of a public officer who executes a warrant issued by the
international criminal court in violation of federal law unless the
United States shall become a party to any.such treaty recognizing the
ICC.
Section 2: Includes the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Despite assurances to the contrary, local officials serving in New York
State do not have the authority to enforce/execute warrants issued by
the international criminal court. Localities in New York State are only
subjected to the laws of the United States, New York State, and any laws
passed by the localities themselves.
The U.S. constitution gives the President, with at least two-thirds of
United States. Senators consenting, the power to make treaties. The
treaty that would make the US a party to the Rome Statute was never
ratified, meaning'any local official executing/enforcing an interna-
tional warrant from the ICC is breaking federal law prohibiting such
activities and, by extension, their oath of office to uphold the Consti-
tution and laws of the United States.
This bill reaffirms New York's commitment to operating within the bounds
of the law and provides for the removal of any public official who
executes a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court until such
time as the necessary treaty is ratified.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9569
IN ASSEMBLY
January 14, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to removing public
officials for executing warrants from the international criminal court
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new section
2 35-b to read as follows:
3 § 35-b. Removal for unlawful execution of international criminal court
4 warrant. A person holding any public office shall be removable there-
5 from, in the manner provided by law, for the execution of an interna-
6 tional criminal court arrest warrant in violation of federal law until
7 such time as the United States ratifies any necessary international
8 treaty that would recognize the jurisdiction and authority of the inter-
9 national criminal court.
10 § 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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