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A3937Assembly2017-2018 Session

State Police Probe Local Misconduct

Official title

“Requires the state police to investigate accusations of police misconduct”

Sponsor J. Gary PretlowAD-89
Status
In Assembly Committee
Governmental Operations
Impact
7/10
Significant
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Governmental Operations

What's happening

This bill requires the New York State Police to investigate any accusations of misconduct against town or village police officers.

Why it matters

  1. Creates a consistent, external review process. By mandating that the New York State Police investigate all accusations of misconduct against town or village police, the bill removes internal handling of such cases, which can reduce perceived or actual bias in investigations.

  2. Potentially increases accountability and public trust. Having state-level authorities oversee misconduct investigations may help restore or strengthen community confidence in the fairness and thoroughness of police oversight, especially in smaller localities where relationships can be close-knit.

  3. Impacts local police departments’ autonomy. The bill reduces the control that town and village police departments have over disciplinary processes, signaling a shift toward more centralized oversight of law enforcement conduct in New York State.

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Who cares

  • State Police superintendent

    The bill would require the superintendent to ensure an investigation of every filed accusation of misconduct against law enforcement officers employed by towns or villages.

  • Town and village law enforcement officers

    Officers accused of misconduct would be subject to an investigation the State Police superintendent must ensure is conducted.

  • People filing misconduct accusations

    Those filing accusations against town or village officers would have a statutory requirement that their accusations be investigated.

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State Police Probe Local Misconduct

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
J. Gary Pretlow

Assembly Member · Assembly District 89

Chair, Ways and Means

No co-sponsors yet.

History

  1. Referred to governmental operations
  2. Referred to governmental operations

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

3937

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 30, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the state police to investigate accusations of police misconduct filed against town or village police

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 226-a to read as follows:

§ 226-a. Investigation of police misconduct; towns and villages. The superintendent of state police shall ensure that an investigation is conducted for any accusation of police misconduct filed against a member of law enforcement employed by a town or village.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD08666-01-7

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