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NY S01405
Bill
Status
1/9/2025
Primary Sponsor
James Sanders
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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 rulemaking authority granted immediately upon passage
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 CODES
1/7/2026