New York S 8514: Prohibits the use of tear gas by law enforcement personnel

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S08514 Summary:

BILL NOS08514 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05132

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SPONSORSALAZAR

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COSPNSRBRISPORT, CLEARE, GONZALEZ, SEPULVEDA

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §58, Civ Serv L; amd §14-109, NYC Ad Cd

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Provides that no person shall be eligible for appointment as a police officer who was previously employed as a police officer and who: was dismissed for malfeasance or other serious misconduct calling into question such person's fitness to serve as a police officer; or resigned or retired from such officer's position while under investigation for such malfeasance or other serious misconduct; defines terms; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOS08514 

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09/24/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8514

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 September 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, BRISPORT, CLEARE, GONZALEZ, SEPULVEDA --
 read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
 the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the civil service law and the administrative code of the
 city of New York, in relation to the hiring of certain police officers

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

 1 Section 1. Section 58 of the civil service law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
 3 7. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general, special or
 4 local law to the contrary, no person shall be eligible for appointment
 5 as a police officer where such person was previously employed as a
 6 police officer and where such person: (i) was dismissed for malfeasance
 7 or other serious misconduct calling into question such person's fitness
 8 to serve as a police officer; or (ii) resigned or retired from such
 9 officer's position while under investigation for such malfeasance or
 10 other serious misconduct.
 11 (b) Any law enforcement agency that has knowledge that any former
 12 police officer of such agency who: (i) was dismissed for malfeasance or
 13 other serious misconduct; or (ii) resigned or retired from such offi-
 14 cer's position while under investigation for such malfeasance or other
 15 serious misconduct; and is an applicant for the position of police offi-
 16 cer with any other law enforcement agency, shall inform such other agen-
 17 cy of such dismissal, resignation or retirement.
 18 (c) The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any police
 19 officer who is exonerated of each allegation against such officer of
 20 such malfeasance or other serious misconduct.
 21 (d) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms shall have
 22 the following meanings:
 23 (i) "malfeasance" means the commonly approved usage of "malfeasance";

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07573-01-5

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 1 (ii) "serious misconduct" means improper or illegal actions taken by a
 2 police officer in connection with such officer's official duties that
 3 could result in a miscarriage of justice or discrimination, including,
 4 but not limited to, (A) a conviction of a felony, (B) fabrication of
 5 evidence, (C) repeated use of excessive force, (D) acceptance of a
 6 bribe, or (E) the commission of fraud; and
 7 (iii) "law enforcement agency" means any agency which is empowered by
 8 law to conduct an investigation or to make an arrest for a felony, and
 9 any agency which is authorized by law to prosecute or participate in the
 10 prosecution of a felony.
 11 § 2. Section 14-109 of the administrative code of the city of New York
 12 is amended by adding a new subdivision c to read as follows:
 13 c. (i) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other section of general,
 14 special or local law to the contrary, no person shall be eligible for
 15 appointment as a police officer where such person was previously
 16 employed as a police officer and where such person: (a) was dismissed
 17 for malfeasance or other serious misconduct cal