Assembly Bill A1089

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes the office of law enforcement professional standards

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A1089 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1981
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §837-aa, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9602, S6187
2015-2016: A797, S1743
2017-2018: A565

2013-A1089 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the office of law enforcement professional standards within the division of criminal justice services; requires the commissioner of criminal justice services to appoint a director of such office; outlines the duties and functions of such office; establishes policies and procedures to prohibit traffic stops that result in the stopping, detention or search of any person when such action is solely motivated by considerations of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender or sexual orientation and the action would constitute a violation of the civil rights of the person.

2013-A1089 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1089

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law, in relation to establishing the
  office of law enforcement professional standards

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-aa
to read as follows:
  S 837-AA. OFFICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS. 1. AS USED
IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A)  "DIRECTOR"  SHALL MEAN THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF LAW ENFORCE-
MENT PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS.
  (B) "OFFICE" SHALL MEAN THE OFFICE  OF  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  PROFESSIONAL
STANDARDS.
  2. CREATION OF THE OFFICE. (A) THERE IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE DIVISION
OF  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE SERVICES AN OFFICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONAL
STANDARDS WHICH SHALL PERFORM SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE, INVESTIGATIVE, POLICY
AND TRAINING OVERSIGHT, AND MONITORING FUNCTIONS,  AS  THE  COMMISSIONER
SHALL  DIRECT,  TO  ASSURE AND MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
ACTIVITIES AND TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITIES  STATE-
WIDE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ESTABLISHING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
TO  PROHIBIT  TRAFFIC  STOPS  THAT  RESULT IN THE STOPPING, DETENTION OR
SEARCH OF ANY PERSON WHEN SUCH ACTION IS SOLELY MOTIVATED  BY  CONSIDER-
ATIONS OF RACE, COLOR, ETHNICITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, GENDER OR SEXUAL
ORIENTATION,  AND  THE  ACTION WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE CIVIL
RIGHTS OF THE PERSON.
  (B) THE OFFICE SHALL TAKE APPROPRIATE  STEPS  TO  PROMOTE  AND  ENSURE
COMPLIANCE  WITH  THE  GENERAL POLICY THAT PROHIBITS RACIAL PROFILING IN
SELECTING VEHICLES FOR TRAFFIC STOPS, OR IN DECIDING UPON THE SCOPE  AND
SUBSTANCE OF POST-STOP ACTIONS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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