What's happening
This bill allows Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority peace officers to temporarily stop and question individuals suspected of certain crimes.
Why it matters
Expands authority for peace officers working at Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) facilities. , allowing them to stop and question individuals suspected of felonies or certain misdemeanors, similar to powers already granted to police and court officers—this could increase law enforcement presence and intervention at these transit points.
May impact public interactions at bridges and tunnels. , as commuters and travelers could be subject to more frequent stops and questioning by TBTA peace officers, potentially affecting perceptions of privacy, civil liberties, and the balance between security and personal rights in public infrastructure.
Aligns TBTA officer powers with other law enforcement. , potentially improving consistency in law enforcement practices across different public authorities, but also raising questions about oversight, training standards, and accountability for TBTA peace officers now empowered to conduct stop-and-frisk-like actions.
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Expand Bridge Officer Powers
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4 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to codes
- Referred to codes
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Let Bridge Officers Question People
In Senate Committee · Codes · Sponsor Martin J. Golden
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4443
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 2, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, DenDEKKER, ZEBROWSKI, SCHIMMINGER, M. G. MILLER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, GRAF, LAVINE, MALLIOTAKIS, MONTESANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to adding Triborough bridge and tunnel authority peace officers to those able to conduct temporary questioning of persons
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 140.50 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by chapter 911 of the laws of 1972, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 714 of the laws of 1973, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 237 of the laws of 1985 and subdivision 4 as added by chapter 176 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: § 140.50 Temporary questioning of persons in public places; search for
weapons.
1. In addition to the authority provided by this article for making an arrest without a warrant, a police officer may stop a person in a public place located within the geographical area of such officer's employment when [he] such police officer reasonably suspects that such person is committing, has committed or is about to commit either (a) a felony or (b) a misdemeanor defined in the penal law, and may demand [of him his] such person's name, address and an explanation of his or her conduct.
2. Any person who is a peace officer and who provides security services for any court of the unified court system may stop a person in or about the courthouse to which [he] such peace officer is assigned when [he] such peace officer reasonably suspects that such person is committing, has committed or is about to commit either (a) a felony or (b) a misdemeanor defined in the penal law, and may demand [of him his] such person's name, address and an explanation of his or her conduct.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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3. Any person who is a peace officer and enforces all provisions of law in and about the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority facilities, may stop a person in or about such facilities to which such peace officer is assigned when such peace officer reasonably suspects that such person is committing, has committed or is about to commit either (a) a felony or (b) a misdemeanor defined in the penal law, and may demand such person's name, address and an explanation of his or her conduct.
4. When upon stopping a person under circumstances prescribed in subdivisions one [and], two, and three, a police officer [or], court officer, or peace officer employed by the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority as the case may be, reasonably suspects that [he] such officer is in danger of physical injury, he or she may search such person for a deadly weapon or any instrument, article or substance readily capable of causing serious physical injury and of a sort not ordinarily carried in public places by law-abiding persons. If [he] such officer finds [such] a weapon or instrument, or any other property possession of which he or she reasonably believes may constitute the commission of a crime, he or she may take it and keep it until the completion of the questioning, at which time he or she shall either return it, if lawfully possessed, or arrest such person.
[4.] 5. In cities with a population of one million or more, information that establishes the personal identity of an individual who has been stopped, questioned and/or frisked by a police officer or peace officer, such as the name, address or social security number of such person, shall not be recorded in a computerized or electronic database if that individual is released without further legal action; provided, however, that this subdivision shall not prohibit police officers or peace officers from including in a computerized or electronic database generic characteristics of an individual, such as race and gender, who has been stopped, questioned and/or frisked by a police officer or peace officer.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of December next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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