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                                  2787

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the identification of
  retired police officers and peace officers

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

  Section  1.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as the "retired
law enforcement identification act".
  S 2. Section 845 of the executive law is amended  by  adding  two  new
subdivisions 6 and 7 to read as follows:
  6.  THE  DIVISION, UPON BEING NOTIFIED BY THE HEAD OF A STATE OR LOCAL
AGENCY, UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT,  STATE  OR  LOCAL  COMMISSION,  PUBLIC
AUTHORITY  OR  OTHER ORGANIZATION WHICH EMPLOYS POLICE OFFICERS OR PEACE
OFFICERS OF THE RETIREMENT FROM DUTY OF A POLICE OFFICER, AS DEFINED  IN
SUBDIVISION THIRTY-FOUR OF SECTION 1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW OR
A  PEACE  OFFICER  AS  DEFINED IN SECTION 2.10 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
LAW, SHALL UPDATE THE RETIREMENT STATUS OF SUCH OFFICERS IN THE  CENTRAL
STATE  REGISTRY  ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS SECTION.  ADDITIONALLY THE DIVI-
SION SHALL ASSIGN TO SUCH RETIRED AND RETIRING POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS
A UNIQUE PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND SHALL  MAINTAIN  THE  UNIQUE
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IN THE CENTRAL STATE REGISTRY.
  7. THE DIVISION, UPON BEING NOTIFIED BY THE HEAD OF THE STATE OR LOCAL
AGENCY,  UNIT  OF  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT,  STATE OR LOCAL COMMISSION, PUBLIC
AUTHORITY OR OTHER ORGANIZATION WHICH EMPLOYS POLICE OFFICERS  OR  PEACE
OFFICERS  OF THE RETIREMENT FROM DUTY OF A POLICE OFFICER, AS DEFINED IN
SUBDIVISION THIRTY-FOUR OF SECTION 1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL  PROCEDURE  LAW,
OR  A PEACE OFFICER AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2.10 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
LAW, SHALL ISSUE TO THE RETIRING POLICE  OFFICER  OR  PEACE  OFFICER  AN
IDENTIFICATION CARD. THE IDENTIFICATION CARD SHALL STATE ON THE FACE THE
FOLLOWING  INFORMATION:   THE CARD TITLE: "RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT IDEN-
TIFICATION CARD"; THE RETIRING POLICE OR PEACE OFFICER'S NAME; A  PHOTO-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01203-01-5
              

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GRAPH OF THE RETIRING POLICE OR PEACE OFFICER; HIS OR HER DATE OF BIRTH;
GENDER;  COLOR  OF EYES; FORMER RANK OR TITLE; THE AGENCY THE OFFICER IS
RETIRING FROM; THE UNIQUE  PERSONAL  IDENTIFICATION  NUMBER  CREATED  IN
SUBDIVISION  SIX  OF  THIS  SECTION;  THE  RETIREE'S SIGNATURE; ISSUER'S
SIGNATURE AND TITLE; THE YEAR OF RETIREMENT; AND ANY  OTHER  INFORMATION
THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  DEEM  NECESSARY. ON THE REVERSE THE CARD SHALL
STATE THE FOLLOWING: THE NAME,  TELEPHONE  NUMBER  AND  ADDRESS  OF  THE
PUBLIC  AGENCY ISSUING THE IDENTIFICATION CARD; THE DATE THE IDENTIFICA-
TION CARD WAS ISSUED AND THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: "THIS  CARD  DOES  NOT
GIVE  THE  RETIRED  LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ANY POLICE POWERS, INCLUDING
ANY AUTHORITY TO ARREST". THE DIVISION SHALL  ISSUE  THE  IDENTIFICATION
CARD WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF BEING NOTIFIED OF THE OFFICER'S RETIREMENT.
  S  3.  The  executive  law is amended by adding a new section 845-a to
read as follows:
  S 845-A. RETIRED FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. THE DIVISION  SHALL
MAKE  AVAILABLE  BOTH  ON  THE  DIVISION'S  INTERNET  WEBSITE AND IN ALL
OFFICES OF STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY, UNIT OF  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT,  STATE  OR
LOCAL  COMMISSION,  PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR OTHER ORGANIZATION WHICH EMPLOYS
POLICE OFFICERS OR PEACE OFFICERS THAT IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AN
APPLICATION FORM FOR ISSUANCE OF  AN  IDENTIFICATION  CARD  PURSUANT  TO
SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE TO
RETIRED  FEDERAL  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  OFFICERS, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN
SECTION 2.15 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW. THE DIVISION SHALL ISSUE THE
IDENTIFICATION CARD PRESCRIBED BY SUBDIVISION  SEVEN  OF  SECTION  EIGHT
HUNDRED  FORTY-FIVE  OF THIS ARTICLE TO FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
WHO ARE RESIDING IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED THAT THE DIVISION IS
ABLE TO CONFIRM THE INDIVIDUAL'S PRIOR EMPLOYMENT AND RETIREMENT FROM  A
FEDERAL  AGENCY  WHICH  EMPLOYS  FEDERAL  LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. UPON
CONFIRMATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND RETIREMENT OF A FEDERAL  LAW  ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER,  THE  DIVISION  SHALL  ASSIGN TO SUCH OFFICER A UNIQUE PERSONAL
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND SHALL KEEP THE OFFICER'S NAME, UNIQUE PERSONAL
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE RETIRED OR  RETIRING  FEDERAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, HIS OR HER DATE OF BIRTH, FORMER RANK OR TITLE,
THE FEDERAL AGENCY THE OFFICER IS RETIRED FROM AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION
THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  DEEM  NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS SECTION IN THE CENTRAL STATE REGISTRY OF POLICE OFFICERS AND  PEACE
OFFICERS.  THE  IDENTIFICATION  CARD  THAT  THE DIVISION   ISSUES TO ALL
RETIRED FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SHALL  INCLUDE  THE  COMPONENTS
PRESCRIBED  BY  SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE OF
THIS ARTICLE. THE DIVISION SHALL ISSUE THE  IDENTIFICATION  CARD  WITHIN
SIXTY  DAYS  OF  RECEIVING  THE  APPLICATION  IF PROOF OF EMPLOYMENT AND
RETIREMENT FROM SUCH A FEDERAL AGENCY IS CONFIRMED.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.