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NY A06054
Bill
Status
2/26/2025
Primary Sponsor
Christopher Burdick
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AI Summary
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Requires the Division of Criminal Justice Services to create a statewide public database of police and peace officers terminated for misconduct
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Covers all local police departments, county sheriff's offices, state police, and any agency employing peace officers in New York
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Database must include officers terminated for misconduct including domestic violence, sexual violence, assault, harassment, crimes against minors, excessive force, civil rights violations (18 U.S.C. 242), perjury, falsifying reports, planting/destroying evidence, and deadly physical assault
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Police chiefs, county sheriffs, the state police superintendent, and heads of agencies employing peace officers must report all necessary information to maintain the database
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Takes effect 90 days after becoming law, with immediate authority to develop implementing regulations
Legislative Description
Directs the division of criminal justice services to establish a statewide public database covering every local police department, each county sheriff's office, the division of the state police and every agency that employs a peace officer in this state, which shall compile the names of any police or peace officer who has had their employment terminated due to misconduct.
Last Action
referred to governmental operations
1/7/2026