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S 1184: Designates sheriffs, under-sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of the city of New York as police officers.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 10, 2026

What S 1184 does, verified January 10, 2026

The bill aims to designate sheriffs, under-sheriffs, and deputy sheriffs of the city of New York as police officers. It amends existing laws to include these city officials in the definition of law enforcement officers. This change will allow them to receive certain benefits and protections under the law. The bill takes effect immediately, making the changes to the law effective right away.

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Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 289 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1184 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ADDABBO, FERNANDEZ, SEPULVEDA -- 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 designating sheriffs, under-sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of the city of New York as police 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 34 of section 1.20 of the 2 criminal procedure law, as amended by section 13 of part BBB of chapter 3 59 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows: 4 (b) Sheriffs, under-sheriffs and deputy sheriffs [of counties outside 5 of New York City where such department is certified in accordance with 6 paragraph (d) of subdivision one of section eight hundred forty-six-h of 7 the executive law]; 8 § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law, as 9 amended by chapter 969 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 2. [The sheriff, undersheriff and deputy sheriffs of New York city and 12 sworn] Sworn officers of the Westchester county department of public 13 safety services appointed after January thirty-first, nineteen hundred 14 eighty-three to the title of public safety officer and who perform the 15 functions previously performed by a Westchester county deputy sheriff on 16 or prior to such date. 17 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02920-01-5 
Text of S 1184 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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