BILL NUMBER: S1444
SPONSOR: BORRELLO
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to designating
uniformed court officers in the town of Busti, county of Chautauqua, as
peace officers
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Designates the uniformed court officers of the Town of Busti, as peace
officers.
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Amends Section 2.10 of the Criminal Procedure law by adding a
new subdivision 86 to provide that employees of the Town of Busti, in
Chautauqua County, serving as uniformed court officers in the justice
court of such town, may be designated as peace officers; provided,
however, that nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed to authorize
such employees to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm unless
the appropriate license therefore has been issued pursuant to section
400.00 of the penal law.
Section 2. Provides that the act shall take effect immediately.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The town of Busti, by unanimous vote, adopted a formal resolution in
support of legislation that would designate its uniformed court officers
as peace officers. A peace officer designation will both allow a
uniformed court officer to maintain his or her peace officer status and
certification for future employment, and decrease liability for the town
of Busti by filling the position from a pool of peace officer certified
candidates.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2024: S1114A/A1715-A Referred to Codes, Amend and Recommit to Codes
2023: S1114/A1715 Referred to Codes
2022: S.4767 Referred to Codes
2020: S.7219/A.5464-A Passed Senate
2019: S.880/A.5464 Referred to Codes/Passed Assembly
2018: S.7218/A.9723 Passed Senate/held for consideration in codes
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

Statutes affected:
S1444: 2.10 criminal procedure law