Prohibits a grand jury from inquiring into an offense or misconduct that involves a shooting or use of excessive force by a police officer and/or peace officer that led or leads to the death or personal injury of a civilian.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6038
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
August 26, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to prohibiting a
grand jury from inquiring into an offense or misconduct that involves
a shooting or use of excessive force by a police officer or peace
officer that led or leads to the death or personal injury of a civil-
ian
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 190.55 of the criminal procedure
2 law is amended to read as follows:
3 1. (a) A grand jury may hear and examine evidence concerning the
4 alleged commission of any offense prosecutable in the courts of the
5 county, and concerning any misconduct, nonfeasance or neglect in public
6 office by a public servant, whether criminal or otherwise.
7 (b) A grand jury shall not inquire into an offense or misconduct that
8 involves a shooting or use of excessive force by a police officer and/or
9 peace officer, as defined in sections 1.20 and 2.10 of this chapter
10 respectively, that led or leads to the death or personal injury of a
11 civilian.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
13 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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