New York S 5009: Requires the use of canines for contraband screening at correctional facilities housing one hundred or more incarcerated individuals

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S05009 Summary:

BILL NOS05009 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01105

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SPONSORWALCZYK

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COSPNSRHELMING

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §112, Cor L

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Requires the use of canines for contraband screening at correctional facilities housing one hundred or more incarcerated individuals.

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02/18/2025REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5009

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 18, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. WALCZYK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and
 Correction

 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the use of canines
 for contraband screening at certain correctional facilities

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

 1 Section 1. Section 112 of the correction law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
 3 7. The commissioner shall establish a contraband screening plan which
 4 shall include, but not be limited to, the use of a leashed and
 5 controlled canine trained to detect illegal drugs at each correctional
 6 facility housing one hundred or more incarcerated individuals.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02319-01-5

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