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                                   4876
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2017
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 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".
   §  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.
              

                                                            LBD03721-01-7

 S. 4876                             2
 
 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.
   §  3.  The  executive  law is amended by adding a new section 845-c to
 read as follows:
   § 845-C. 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.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.