NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A1429
SPONSOR: Castelli TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in
relation to designating court attendants employed by the town or village
of Harrison as peace officers
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL: To allow employees of the town or
village of Harrison serving as court attendants in the courts of the
town or village of Harrison to serve as peace officers.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:; Section one of the bill amends
section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law by adding a new subdivision
83 to include within the designation of peace officer employees of the
town or village of Harrison serving as court attendants in the courts of
the town or village of Harrison.
JUSTIFICATION: Municipalities in the State of New York are under
intense pressure to reduce operating costs to keep already strained
municipal budgets in balance and to keep future property tax increases
at a minimum. Accordingly, the purpose of this legislation is to allow
the town or village of Harrison to use certain employees other than
police officers as uniformed court aides in its courts.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2010 - A10761A - Passed Assembly
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None to the State.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect January 1, 2012.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1429
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 7, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. CASTELLI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to designating
court attendants employed by the town or village of Harrison 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 83 to read as follows:
3 83. Employees of the town or village of Harrison serving as court
4 attendants in the courts of the town or village of Harrison; provided,
5 however, that nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed to authorize
6 such employees to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm unless
7 the appropriate license therefore has been issued pursuant to section
8 400.00 of the penal law.
9 § 2. This act shall take effect January 2, 2012.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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