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NY S06771
Bill
Status
3/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Robert Jackson
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AI Summary
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Defines "police misconduct" as unjustified excessive force, false arrest, sexual misconduct, or witness tampering by a law enforcement officer acting in official capacity
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Applies to employees of state police, county sheriff's departments, and city/town/village/university/park/public authority police departments
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Grants civil and criminal immunity to law enforcement employees who intervene in good faith against police misconduct
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Prohibits law enforcement agencies from taking retaliatory personnel actions against employees who reasonably believed they had cause to intervene and did so
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Takes effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Grants immunity from liability and professional retaliation against a law enforcement employee who intervenes against police misconduct committed by another member of law enforcement.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CODES
1/7/2026