Bill Text: NY A01655 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits law enforcement officers and peace officers from inquiring about the immigration status of a victim or witness to a criminal offense.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-11 - ordered to third reading rules cal.76 [A01655 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A01655-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 11, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Codes
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to prohibiting
law enforcement agencies and peace officers from inquiring about the
nationality or immigration status of a victim or witness to a criminal
offense
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new
2 section 2.25 to read as follows:
3 S 2.25 PROHIBITIONS ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PEACE OFFICERS.
4 A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OF THE STATE OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF
5 THE STATE OR A PEACE OFFICER MAY NOT INQUIRE AS TO THE NATIONALITY OR
6 IMMIGRATION STATUS OF A VICTIM OF OR WITNESS TO A CRIMINAL OFFENSE
7 EXCEPT AS NECESSARY TO INVESTIGATE THE OFFENSE.
8 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03969-01-1
