Relates to designating certain officers or agents appointed by the Niagara county department of social services who are authorized to investigate and arrest persons involved in welfare fraud as peace officers.
Sponsor: Hawley
Law Section: Criminal Procedure Law / Law: Amd S2.10, CP L
Sponsor: Hawley
Law Section: Criminal Procedure Law / Law: Amd S2.10, CP L
A1132-2011 Actions
- Mar 20, 2012: held for consideration in codes
- Jan 4, 2012: referred to codes
- Jan 5, 2011: referred to codes
A1132-2011 Text
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
1132 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N ASSEMBLY (PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to designating certain officers or agents appointed by the Niagara county department of social services as peace officers
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
Section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new subdivision 83 to read as follows:
83. OFFICERS OR AGENTS APPOINTED BY THE NIAGARA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES WHO ARE AUTHORIZED TO INVESTIGATE AND ARREST PERSONS INVOLVED IN WELFARE FRAUD AND OTHER SIMILAR OFFENSES; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO AUTHORIZE SUCH OFFI CER TO CARRY, POSSESS, REPAIR OR DISPOSE OF A FIREARM UNLESS THE APPRO PRIATE LICENSE THEREFOR HAS BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 400.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01183-01-1

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