STATE OF NEW YORK
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7794
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 21, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. FRIEND, PALMESANO -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to granting
peace officer status to officers and members of the security force of
Arnot Health, Inc.
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 86 to read as follows:
3 86. Officers and members of the security force employed by Arnot
4 Health, Inc. The geographic area of employment for peace officers
5 employed by Arnot Health, Inc. shall include any public street and side-
6 walk that abuts the grounds, buildings or property of a hospital,
7 medical office building or clinical site owned or operated by Arnot
8 Health, Inc. in Chemung county. Such officers shall only have the
9 powers listed in paragraph (c) of subdivision one of section 2.20 of
10 this article, as well as the power to detain an individual for a reason-
11 able period of time while awaiting the arrival of law enforcement,
12 provided that the officer has actual knowledge, or probable cause to
13 believe, that such individual has committed an offense; provided howev-
14 er, that nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed to authorize such
15 officer to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm unless the
16 appropriate license therefor has been issued pursuant to section 400.00
17 of the penal law.
18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11253-01-1
