What's happening
This bill allows society for the prevention of cruelty to animals officers to access live scan fingerprinting systems independently after making arrests.
Why it matters
Empowers animal cruelty officers. By allowing Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) officers to access live scan fingerprinting directly, the bill gives them greater autonomy in processing arrests, reducing reliance on traditional police agencies.
Could streamline animal cruelty investigations. Independent access to fingerprinting technology may speed up the arrest and booking process, potentially resulting in faster investigations and swifter judicial action in animal cruelty cases.
May enhance public safety and record accuracy. Direct fingerprinting by SPCA officers ensures that individuals arrested for animal cruelty are entered into state and national databases without delay or data transfer errors, which could aid in tracking repeat offenders and improving background checks.
Represents a shift in law enforcement roles. The legislation recognizes SPCA officers’ authority and responsibilities as comparable to other law enforcement personnel during arrests, which may signal broader changes in how specialized officers are integrated into the criminal justice system.
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Let Animal Officers Fingerprint
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History
- Referred to codes
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Fingerprint Access for SPCA Officers
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Linda Rosenthal
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7059
IN SENATE (Prefiled)
January 8, 2020
Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to providing access to live scan fingerprinting to society for the prevention of cruelty to animals officers
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 160.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
1-a. Following an arrest by a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals officer, such officer shall be permitted access to the live scan fingerprinting system or similar technology in order to effectuate the completion of such arrest independently and without the assistance of other law enforcement personnel.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14436-01-9
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to providing access to live scan fingerprinting to society for the prevention of cruelty to animals officers
Purpose
To amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to providing society for the prevention of cruelty to animals officers access to live scan fingerprinting.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 - adds subdivision 1-a which states that following an arrest by a society for the prevention of cruelty to animal officer, such offi- cer shall be permitted access to the live scan fingerprinting system or similar technology.
Section 2 - states effective date
Justification
The society for the prevention of cruelty to animals officers main role is to defend and protect animals, often times this includes conducting arrests. As the procedure currently stands the arresting officer hands off the suspect in question to the assisting agency so they can complete the arrest. Unfortunately, this procedure leaves room for error and can make the process time consuming. Giving the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals officers access to live scan fingerprinting tech- nology allows said officers to complete arrests independently and with- out the assistance of other law enforcement personnel saving valuable time and resources.
Legislative history
This is a new bill. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State. EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it becomes a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or before such date.
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