New York S 6093: Relates to requiring municipalities, authorities and agencies to obtain liability insurance on each duly appointed police officer

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S06093 Summary:

BILL NOS06093 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06342

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Add §52-a, Gen Muni L

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Relates to requiring municipalities, authorities and agencies to obtain liability insurance on each duly appointed police officer in an amount not less than $200,000.

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03/05/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6093

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring
 municipalities, authorities and agencies to obtain liability insurance
 on each duly appointed police officer

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

 1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 52-a to read as follows:
 3 § 52-a. Liability insurance for police officers. Each city, county,
 4 town, village, authority or agency shall obtain and continuously main-
 5 tain a policy of liability insurance on each duly appointed police offi-
 6 cer of such municipality, authority or agency in an amount not less than
 7 two hundred thousand dollars for covering civil rights violation claims
 8 that arise from the performance of such officer's powers and duties.
 9 Such insurance shall be used to pay any legal fees and/or judgments
 10 associated with such claims.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08252-01-5

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