New York A 9694: Designates officers and members of a fire investigation unit as peace officers in Franklin county

Status: REFERRED TO CODES (as of 2026-01-21)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 9694

Sponsors: Michael Cashman

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A09694 Summary:

BILL NOA09694 

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SPONSORCashman

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Amd §2.10, CP L

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Designates officers and members of a fire investigation unit as peace officers in Franklin county.

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9694

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. CASHMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to designating
 officers and members of a fire investigation unit in a fire department
 located in Franklin county as peace officers

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

 1 Section 1. Section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 88 to read as follows:
 3 88. Officers and members of the fire investigation division in a fire
 4 department located in the county of Franklin, when acting pursuant to
 5 their special duties in matters arising under the laws relating to
 6 fires, the extinguishment thereof and fire perils; provided, however,
 7 that nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed to authorize such offi-
 8 cer to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm unless the appro-
 9 priate license therefor has been issued pursuant to section 400.00 of
 10 the penal law.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08638-01-5

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