Relates to designating certain medical providers employed by a municipal police department, while deployed with the special weapons and tactics team, as peace officers.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1851--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 11, 2017
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Introduced by Sens. ORTT, GALLIVAN, KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes --
recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance with Senate Rule
6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to designating
tactical medical providers employed by a municipal police department
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 85 to read as follows:
3 85. A tactical medical provider designated by the head of a municipal
4 police department or sheriff; provided, however, that nothing in this
5 subdivision shall be deemed to authorize such officer to carry, possess,
6 repair or dispose of a firearm unless the appropriate license therefor
7 has been issued pursuant to section 400.00 of the penal law. For
8 purposes of this subdivision a tactical medical provider shall mean a
9 licensed physician, paramedic or emergency medical technician.
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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