Limits required service by police officers in an undercover assignment or capacity to no more than thirty-six months.

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S7347A-2011 Actions

• Jun 21, 2012: COMMITTED TO RULES
• Jun 12, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Jun 11, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Jun 6, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.1131
• May 10, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 7347A
• May 10, 2012: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• May 2, 2012: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

S7347A-2011 Meetings

Local Government: Jun 6, 2012

S7347A-2011 Calendars

Floor Calendar: Jun 11, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 12, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 13, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 14, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 18, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 19, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 20, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 21, 2012

S7347A-2011 Votes

S7347A-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S7347A

TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the general municipal law and the administrative code
of the city of New York, in relation to service by police officers in
an undercover capacity

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To amend the general municipal law and administrative code regarding
undercover police service.

JUSTIFICATION:
Undercover service is one of the more difficult assignments for police
officers. As such, after serving 36 months in this assignment, the
continuation should be optional.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
None.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S7347A-2011 Text

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

                                   7347--A

                              I N  SENATE

                                 May 2, 2012
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
    committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
    recommitted to said committee

  AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the administrative code of
    the city of New York, in relation to service by police officers in  an
    undercover capacity

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


    Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
  section 208-h to read as follows:

    S 208-H. SERVICE IN AN UNDERCOVER CAPACITY; LIMITATION.  NOTWITHSTAND-
  ING  THE  PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW OR ANY RULE OR
  REGULATION OF ANY POLICE DEPARTMENT OR COMMISSIONER OR HEAD  THEREOF,  A
  MEMBER  OF  A  POLICE  FORCE,  INCLUDING POLICE DETECTIVES, SHALL NOT BE
  REQUIRED TO SERVE IN AN UNDERCOVER ASSIGNMENT OR CAPACITY FOR  A  PERIOD
  OF  TIME  WHICH  EXCEEDS THIRTY-SIX MONTHS. SUCH TIME LIMIT SHALL BE THE
  AGGREGATE OF ALL SERVICE UNDER ANY TITLE, POSITION OR APPOINTMENT.
    S 2. The administrative code of the city of New  York  is  amended  by
  adding a new section 14-117.1 to read as follows:

    S  14-117.1  SERVICE  IN AN UNDERCOVER CAPACITY; LIMITATION.  NOTWITH-
  STANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR  REGULATION  OF  THE
  DEPARTMENT  OR THE COMMISSIONER, A MEMBER OF THE POLICE FORCE, INCLUDING
  POLICE DETECTIVES, SHALL NOT BE  REQUIRED  TO  SERVE  IN  AN  UNDERCOVER
  ASSIGNMENT  OR  CAPACITY  FOR  A PERIOD OF TIME WHICH EXCEEDS THIRTY-SIX
  MONTHS. SUCH TIME LIMIT SHALL BE THE AGGREGATE OF ALL SERVICE UNDER  ANY
  TITLE, POSITION OR APPOINTMENT.
    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD15711-02-2