Senate Bill S147

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to designating certain officers or agents appointed by the Niagara county department of social services as peace officers

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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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2011-S147 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1132
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S7009, A10870

2011-S147 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2011-S147 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S147 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   147

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed 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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