Assembly Bill A4386

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides for the indefinite suspension of New York city police officers without pay pending the disposition of charges of incompetence or misconduct in certain cases

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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-A4386 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1, Chap 753 of 1990; amd §75, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3462
2011-2012: A3054
2015-2016: A5025
2017-2018: A763
2019-2020: A474
2021-2022: A1646
2023-2024: A6033

2013-A4386 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the indefinite suspension of New York city police officers without pay pending the disposition of charges of incompetence or misconduct resulting in death or serious physical injury as defined in section 10.00 of the penal law.

2013-A4386 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4386

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY,
  JACOBS, SCARBOROUGH -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Governmental Employees

AN  ACT  to  amend  chapter  753  of the laws of 1990 amending the civil
  service law, relating to suspension of police officers pending  deter-
  mination  of  charges; and to amend the civil service law, in relation
  to suspension of New York city police  officers  without  pay  pending
  determination of charges

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

  Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 753 of the laws of 1990  amending  the
civil  service  law,  relating  to suspension of police officers pending
determination of charges, is amended to read as follows:
  Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
police officers as defined in paragraph (d) of subdivision 34 of section
1.20 of the criminal procedure law and  as  designated  members  of  the
police department of the city of New York pursuant to section 431 of the
New  York city charter, pending the determination of charges of incompe-
tency or misconduct may not be suspended for a period  exceeding  thirty
days;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  ANY  SUCH  POLICE OFFICER WHO HAS BEEN
CHARGED AND INDICTED FOR A CRIME RESULTING  IN  DEATH  OR  INJURY  TO  A
PERSON AS DEFINED IN SECTION 10.00 OF THE PENAL LAW MAY BE SUSPENDED FOR
AN  INDEFINITE  PERIOD PENDING THE DETERMINATION OF THE CRIMINAL INDICT-
MENT AND OTHER DEPARTMENTAL CHARGES OF INCOMPETENCY OR MISCONDUCT.
  S 2. Subdivision 3-a of section 75 of the civil service law, as  added
by chapter 753 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
  3-a.  Suspension pending determination of charges and penalties relat-
ing to police officers of the police department of the city of New York.
Pending the hearing and determination  of  charges  of  incompetency  or
misconduct,  a  police  officer employed by the police department of the
city of New York may be suspended without pay for a period not exceeding

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00011-01-3
              

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