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A6536Assembly2017-2018 SessionSame asS5755

Let Court Officers Make Arrests

Official title

“Relates to authorizing uniformed court officers and court clerks designated as peace officers to execute arrest warrants”

Sponsor Peter AbbateAD-49Affects Legal
Status
In Assembly Committee
Codes
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Codes

What's happening

This bill allows uniformed court officers and court clerks designated as peace officers to execute arrest warrants.

Why it matters

  1. Expands the authority of certain court personnel. By allowing uniformed court officers and designated court clerks to execute arrest warrants, the bill could speed up the process of serving warrants and reduce reliance solely on police officers or sheriffs.

  2. Potentially increases court security and efficiency. Granting these powers to court officers and clerks might improve courtroom and courthouse safety, as these individuals are already present on-site and can respond quickly to incidents involving outstanding warrants.

  3. Clarifies the scope of “special duties” for peace officers. The bill specifies that court officers and clerks can act on warrants only when performing their “special duties,” which may help define and standardize their law enforcement roles across New York State.

  4. Could impact interactions between law enforcement and the public. With more individuals authorized to make arrests in court settings, there may be implications for how arrests are handled, oversight, and accountability, potentially affecting public perception of the justice system.

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Let Court Officers Make Arrests

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Peter Abbate

Assembly Member · Assembly District 49

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History

  1. Referred to codes
  2. Referred to codes

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

S5755Senate

Let Court Officers Make Arrests

In Senate Committee · Codes · Sponsor Andrew J. Lanza

Impact 4 · Low0% to pass

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

6536

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

March 9, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to authorizing uniformed court officers and court clerks designated as peace officers to execute arrest warrants

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

Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2.20 of the criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new paragraph (k) to read as follows:

(k) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, uniformed court officers and court clerks shall have the power to execute warrants of arrest as set forth in article one hundred twenty of this chapter whenever acting pursuant to their special duties.

§ 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.

LBD09849-01-7

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