A 3619: Relates to granting the attorney-general jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute police misconduct.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3619 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 29, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to granting the attor- ney-general jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute police miscon- duct The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 63 of the executive law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 18 to read as follows: 3 18. Investigate the alleged commission of any criminal offense or 4 offenses by a police officer as defined in subdivision seven of section 5 eight hundred thirty-five of this chapter, whether or not in connection 6 with the performance of such police officer's official duties, and pros- 7 ecute any such person or persons believed to have committed such crimi- 8 nal offense or offenses. In all such proceedings, the attorney-general 9 may appear in person, or by the attorney-general's deputy or assistant, 10 before any court or grand jury thereof and exercise all of the powers 11 and perform all of the duties with respect to such actions or 12 proceedings which a district attorney would otherwise be authorized or 13 required to exercise or perform, provided however that the court and/or 14 grand jury not be located within the county where the criminal offense 15 is alleged to have occurred. In any of such actions or proceedings, the 16 district attorney for the county where the criminal offense is alleged 17 to have occurred and the district attorney for the county in which the 18 court is located shall only exercise such powers and perform such duties 19 as are required of such district attorneys by the attorney-general or 20 the deputy or assistant attorney-general so attending. In all such 21 proceedings, all expenses incurred by the attorney-general, including 22 the salary or other compensation of all deputies and assistants 23 employed, shall be a charge against the county where the matter would 24 otherwise have been prosecuted. 25 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 26 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06401-01-5