Ad
related to: nys peace officer laws
Search results
Results from the Go Local Guru Content Network
Peace officers. The powers of peace officers are listed and defined under criminal procedure law 2.20. [3] The powers of peace officers are very limited by sections and/or subdivisions of the criminal procedure law, New York State penal law and employer.
New York State Court Officers are designated as New York State peace officers under Criminal Procedure Law § 2.10; The powers of peace officers are listed and defined under criminal procedure law 2.20. The powers of peace officers are limited by other sections or subdivisions of the criminal procedure law or penal law.
New York State grants peace officers very specific powers under NYS Criminal Procedure Law, that they may make warrantless arrests, use physical and deadly force, and issue summonses under section 2.20 of that law. There is a full list of peace officers under Section 2.10 of that law. Below are some examples.
A limited number of personnel are New York state peace officers after completing a basic peace officer training course. This grants them very limited peace officer authority within their geographical area of employment in New York City.
New York State Correction Officers have peace officer status statewide under Criminal Procedure Law § 2.10; this authorizes them: The power to make warrantless arrests pursuant to Criminal Procedure Law § 140.25 [51]
As of 2008 there were 514 law enforcement agencies in New York State employing 66,472 police officers, some agencies employ peace / special officers (about 341 for each 100,000 residents) according to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies.
Refusing to aid an officer consists of refusing to assist any peace officer in the preservation of the peace when called upon by such officer in the name of the United States or the state of New Mexico. Whoever commits refusing to aid an officer is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
New York State OMH Safety and Security Officers maintain Peace Officer status which grants them limited authority under the Mental Hygiene Law (section 7.25), Public Health Law (section 455) and the Criminal Procedure Law (section 2.10–12).
Correction officers are New York State Peace Officers with authority to make warrantless arrests, issue summonses, carry and use a firearm & can optionally carry a firearm off duty after 6 month service & written permission from Commanding officer.
New York City park enforcement officers are special patrolmen in connection with special duties of employment. They have very limited Peace Officers authority pursuant to New York State Criminal Procedure Law § 2.10(27) as listed in Chapter 13 subsection (C): Special Patrolmen.