S 1149: Provides that all court clerks of the unified court system shall be designated as peace officers.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 8, 2026

What S 1149 does, verified January 8, 2026

The bill aims to amend the Criminal Procedure Law to provide that court clerks of the unified court system are designated as peace officers. This change is intended to enhance their authority and powers. The amendment specifically targets court clerks in the first and second departments of the unified court system. The proposed change takes effect immediately.

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Sen. Peter OberackerAuthor · New York State Senate

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Jan. 07, 2026	REFERRED TO CODES
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 167 words

    STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1149 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. OBERACKER -- 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 that all court clerks of the unified court system shall be designated as peace officers The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 21 of section 2.10 of the crimi- 2 nal procedure law, as added by chapter 843 of the laws of 1980, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 b. Court clerks of the unified court system [in the first and second 5 departments]. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03554-01-5

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