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Designates as peace officers with certain powers, police officers, inspectors and special agents of the U.S. department of homeland security federal protective service (DHS)
In Senate Committee · Codes · Sponsor Jeffrey D. Klein
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BILL NUMBER:A7115A
Title of bill
An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to granting peace officer status to police officers, inspectors and special agents of the Federal Protective Service of the United States Department of Homeland Security
Purpose
To reaffirm that Police officers, inspectors and special agents of the Federal Protective Service of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security retain the powers of peace officers under New York State Law.
Summary of provisions
Section 1: Adds a new Criminal Procedure Law section 2.15 (28) to provide that police officers, inspectors and special agents of the Federal Protective Service clearly retain their status as state peace officers when acting pursuant to their official federal law enforcement duties.
Justification
At one point, the Federal Protective Service Was a branch of the General Services Administration and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department. The responsibility of the Federal Protective Service was then and continues to be to guard and investigate threats against the more than 8,800 federal offices and facilities nationwide, including many high profile federal facilities across New York State. Under CPL section 2.15(3)the Federal Protective Service was granted peace officer status because it was a part of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. However, in 2003, the Federal Protective Service was transferred to become part of the Department of Homeland Security, so CPL section 2.15 (3) and (11) does not apply to them any longer.
This bill merely adds a new Subdivision (28) to clearly add the Federal Protective Service, now under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, back into New York State law and clearly restore the police powers that they once had. Examples of other Federal law enforcement officials that have this status include members of the FBI, Secret Service, U.S. Marshalls, U.S. Postal Service police officers and inspectors, and the Internal Revenue Service. As with these other branches, this police force is a highly trained unit that should have the same peace officer status as the above named law enforcement agencies.
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Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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