New York A 5564: Grants the attorney general jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute police misconduct

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A05564 Summary:

BILL NOA05564 

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SPONSORJackson

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Amd §63, Exec L

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Authorizes the attorney general to investigate and prosecute the alleged commission of any criminal offense or offenses committed by police officers in connection with the performance of their regular duties.

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BILL NOA05564 

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02/14/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5564

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to granting the attorney
 general jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute police misconduct

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

 1 Section 1. Section 63 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 18 to read as follows:
 3 18. Investigate the alleged commission of any criminal offense or
 4 offenses committed by a police officer in connection with the perform-
 5 ance of such police officer's official duties, and prosecute any such
 6 person or persons believed to have committed such criminal offense or
 7 offenses in connection with the performance of such person or person's
 8 official duties. The attorney general may only exercise the jurisdic-
 9 tion provided by this subdivision upon a written finding that such
 10 jurisdiction is necessary because: (a) of a lack of alternative prosecu-
 11 torial resources to adequately investigate and prosecute such criminal
 12 offense or offenses or, (b) the exercise of such jurisdiction is neces-
 13 sary to ensure the confidence of the public in the judicial system. In
 14 all such proceedings, the attorney general may appear in person or by
 15 their deputy or assistant before any court or grand jury and exercise
 16 all of the powers and perform all of the duties with respect to such
 17 actions or proceedings which the district attorney would otherwise be
 18 authorized or required to exercise or perform.
 19 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 20 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08361-01-5

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