BILL NUMBER: S1664
SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to providing
access to live scan fingerprinting to society for the prevention of
cruelty to animals officers
 
PURPOSE:
Provides access to society for the prevention of cruelty to animals
officers access for live scan fingerprinting.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the criminal procedure law by adding subsection 1-a
stating that following an arrest by a society for the prevention of
cruelty to an animal officer, such officer shall be permitted access to
the live scan fingerprinting system or similar technology.
Section 2 states the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) officer's
main role is to defend and protect animals- oftentimes this includes
conducting arrests. As the procedure currently stands, the arresting
officer hands off the suspect in question to the assisting agency so
they can complete the arrest. Unfortunately, this procedure leaves room
for error and can make the process time consuming.
Giving the SPCA officers access to live scan fingerprinting technology
allows them to complete arrests independently and without the assistance
of other law enforcement personnel, saving valuable time and resources.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2022-2024: S1182/A1196 - Passed Senate/Died in Codes
2021-2022: S2978/A3445 - Died in Codes
2020: S7059/A9637 - Died in Codes
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
becomes a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or before
such date.

Statutes affected:
S1664: 160.10 criminal procedure law