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This bill prohibits New York law enforcement and peace officers from asking about the immigration status of crime victims or witnesses, except when necessary for the investigation.
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Protect Victims from Immigration Questions
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Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to finance
- Referred to finance
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Protect Immigrant Crime Victims
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Felix Ortiz
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2833
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 17, 2017
Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting law enforcement officers and peace officers from inquiring about the immigration status of a victim or witness to a criminal offense
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 837-t to read as follows:
§ 837-t. Prohibitions on law enforcement officers and peace officers. 1. A law enforcement officer or a peace officer may not inquire as to the immigration status of a victim of or witness to a criminal offense except as necessary to investigate the offense.
2. For the purposes of this section "law enforcement officer" means a state or local police officer and "peace officer" means any person designated as a peace officer pursuant to section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06273-01-7
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting law enforcement officers and peace officers from inquiring about the immigration status of a victim or witness to a criminal offense
Purpose or general idea of bill
Provide victims and witnesses the opportunity to come forward about crimes without fear of actions dealing with retribution and/or detrimental effect to their immigration status.
Summary of specific provisions
Section one of the bill adds a new section 837-S to the executive law which would prohibit police or peace officers from inquiring into the immigration status of a victim of or witness to a criminal offense, unless such inquiry is necessary to investigate such offense.
Section two is the effective date.
Justification
To ensure that criminals are removed from the general population regardless of the immigration status of victims and witnesses involved in the crime.
Prior legislative history
2015-16: S.1410 - Referred to Finance 2013-14: S.3121/A.6700 - Referred to Finance / Referred to Codes 2011-12: S.3619A/A.1655A - Referred to Codes/order to third reading 2009-10: A.11590A - Referred to Codes
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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