This bill amends how money from asset forfeiture cases is distributed. It increases the portion going to the Chemical Dependence Service Fund from 15% to 40% of remaining forfeiture funds after other costs are covered. It also raises the share for law enforcement agencies to cover their costs from 5% to 15% of remaining funds. These changes affect law enforcement agencies handling forfeiture cases and the state's chemical dependence treatment programs.
Prohibits the use of unmarked police vehicles, concealed identity police vehicles, including police vehicles which use ghost graphics, and undercover police officers for routine traffic enforcement.
Requires the written consent of a minor's parent, legal guardian or attorney for law enforcement collection of DNA from a minor and/or pick up of a discarded sample of a minor prior to the lawful arrest of such minor.
Enacts "Destini Smothers' law"; requires collaboration between law enforcement agencies in missing persons investigations; provides support for relatives of such missing persons.
Establishes a dangerous employment benefit of five hundred thousand dollars for law enforcement officers who become seriously physically or mentally incapacitated or dies as the result of an injury, sustained in the performance or discharge of duties or as the natural and proximate result of an incident that occurred during such performance of duties.
Requires police officers to receive training instruction for crimes involving sexual assaults; requires training for child protective services workers in certain instances.
Relates to prohibiting police officers from carrying or using a firearm during any phase of the officer's official duties unless the officer has satisfactorily completed a course of training that meets or exceeds the minimum standards established by the municipal police training council.
Restricts a law enforcement officer from initiating a traffic stop for certain violations of the vehicle and traffic law; provides for the suppression or exclusion of evidence obtained in violation of such provisions; relates to the duties of the division of criminal justice services making certain information pertaining to traffic stops public.
New York's S 885 requires state and local law enforcement officers to identify themselves during specific interactions, including traffic stops, pedestrian stops, and searches. Officers must state their full name, rank, command, and the reason for the encounter, and provide a business card with contact details after non-arrest interactions. The bill excludes situations where identification would compromise safety or ongoing investigations. It directly affects officers during routine encounters and aims to create a written record of interactions for the public.
Bill A 7984 modifies the criminal procedure law by extending the statute of limitations for the crime of endangering the welfare of a child. Currently, the clock for prosecuting this offense starts at the time of the crime. This bill would delay the start of the prosecution period until the child victim reaches age twenty-three or the offense is reported to law enforcement, whichever occurs sooner. This change directly affects child victims of endangering offenses and individuals accused of these crimes, providing a longer window for legal action.
