New York S 425: Relates to the definition of small group for the purposes of health insurance policies and contracts; repealer

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S00425 Summary:

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Prohibits the transport of a person in an unmarked police vehicle or concealed identity police vehicle after being arrested, detained or apprehended by a police officer or peace officer who is not wearing such officer's uniform unless an officer in uniform is present for the duration of the transport; prohibits stops and searches by a police officer or peace officer who is not wearing such officer's uniform using an unmarked police vehicle or a concealed identity police vehicle unless an officer in uniform is present for the duration of the stop and search.

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 425

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. LIU -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to limiting the trans-
 port of an arrested, detained or apprehended person in an unmarked
 police vehicle or concealed identity police vehicle and the use of
 such vehicles for stops and searches

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section
 2 73-a to read as follows:
 3 § 73-a. Use of unmarked police vehicle for stop and search or trans-
 4 port of arrested, detained or apprehended person. 1. No person shall be
 5 transported in an unmarked police vehicle or a concealed identity police
 6 vehicle after being arrested, detained or apprehended by a police offi-
 7 cer or peace officer of a governmental entity who is not wearing such
 8 officer's police uniform unless an officer in uniform from the same
 9 governmental entity is present for the duration of the transport.
 10 2. No person shall be stopped and searched by a police officer or
 11 peace officer of a governmental entity who is traveling in an unmarked
 12 police vehicle or a concealed identity police vehicle unless such offi-
 13 cer is wearing such officer's police uniform or is accompanied by an
 14 officer in uniform from the same governmental entity and such uniformed
 15 officer is present for the duration of the stop and the search.
 16 3. A police vehicle shall be deemed to be unmarked or have a concealed
 17 identity unless it is equipped with:
 18 (a) lights as authorized by subdivision forty-one of section three
 19 hundred seventy-five of the vehicle and traffic law, which are displayed
 20 and visible;
 21 (b) a horn, siren, electronic device, or exhaust whistle from which
 22 audible signals are sounded; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01671-01-5

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 1 (c) an insignia identifying such vehicle as a police vehicle as
 2 defined by this section.
 3 4. Upon a violation of this section, an application may be made by the
 4 attorney general in the name of the people of the state of New York to a
 5 court or justice having jurisdiction by a special proceeding to issue an
 6 injunction and, upon at least five days notice to the defendant, to
 7 enjoin and restrain the continuance of such violations. If it shall
 8 appear to the satisfaction of the court or justice that the defendant
 9 has violated this section, an injunction may be issued by the court or
 10 justice, enjoining and restraining any further violations, without
 11 requiring proof that any person has, in fact, been injured or damaged
 12 thereby. In any such proceeding, the court may make allowances to the
 13 attorney general as provided in paragraph six of subdivision (a) of
 14 section eighty-three hundred three of the civil practice law and rules,
 15 and direct restitution. In connection with any such proposed applica-
 16 tion, the attorney general is authorized to take proof and make a deter-
 17 mina