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- Referred to codes
- Referred to codes
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Grants certain powers to certain officers of the United States
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor RoAnn Destito
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Title of bill
An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to granting certain powers to certain officers of the United States
Purpose
This bill would classify Special Agents of the Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General as peace officers.
Summary of provisions
This bill would amend the criminal procedure law by adding subdivision 28, which designates special agents from the Office of Inspector General of the Social Security Administration as federal law enforcement officers with peace officer status.
Justification
The Social Security Administration (SSA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Office of Investigations was established to protect SSA programs and operations against waste, fraud, and abuse. In part, this is accomplished through investigative activity conducted by the SSA OIG and often coordinated with other Federal, State and local law enforcement officers.
Currently, there are 30 Special Agents permanently assigned to the New York Field Division, which covers the States of New York and New Jersey, with 21 Special Agents permanently assigned within the State of New York. New York SSA OIG 01 Special Agents participate in the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Joint Terrorism Task Forces, the New York State Police Fugitive Felon Violent Felony Warrant Squads, the New York State Police Upstate New York Regional Intelligence Center (UNYRIC), the Central New York Financial Crimes Task Force, the New York State Fraud Identity Task Force, the Social Security Administration and New York State Attorney General Cooperative Disability Investigation Unit (CDI), and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program.
Many of the SSA OIG's investigations have resulted in criminal charges brought by New York State prosecutors with the testimony of SSA OIG Special Agents. In these cases, the arrests are usually executed by the SSA OIG Special Agents working jointly with New York State law enforcement agents. During SSA OIG investigations within New York State, without other New York State law enforcement agents present, the SSA OIG Special Agents have observed criminal activity in violation of New York State law; however, because the agents do not have peace officer status they are considered to be witnesses without any statutory authority to make an arrest.
Amending section 2.15 of the New York criminal procedure law by adding SSA OIG Special Agents to the list of Federal law enforcement agents with New York State peace officer status will provide SSA OIG Special Agents with the statutory authority to more effectively carry out their investigative mission throughout New York State and lawfully exercise the authority of peace officers to protect the residents of New York and uphold the law.
Legislative history
2007 - S.6765: Passed Senate 2008 - S.6765: Referred to Codes FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
None to the State.
Effective date
This act would take effect immediately.
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