New York A 1861: Relates to requiring police officers to maintain liability insurance

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A01861 Summary:

BILL NOA01861 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHyndman

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §52-a, Gen Muni L; amd §17, Pub Off L

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Requires police officers to maintain liability insurance; excludes police officers from provisions requiring defense and indemnification of state officers and employees.

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BILL NOA01861 

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01/14/2025referred to local governments

01/07/2026referred to local governments

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1861

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Local Governments

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring
 police officers to maintain liability insurance; and to amend the
 public officers law, in relation to excluding police officers from
 provisions requiring defense and indemnification of state officers and
 employees

 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 police officer
 4 employed by a city, county, town, village, authority or agency shall
 5 obtain a policy of liability insurance. Each appointed police officer
 6 must provide proof of liability insurance coverage required by this
 7 section and must maintain continuous coverage throughout the course of
 8 employment as a police officer. Such insurance shall cover claims
 9 against such officer for acts or omissions during any period of time
 10 that such officer is performing duties within the scope of employment of
 11 such city, county, town, village, authority or agency. The city, county,
 12 town, village, authority or agency shall cover the base rate of the
 13 policy required by this section.
 14 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 17 of the public officers law is amended
 15 by adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows:
 16 (a-1) For the purposes of this section, the term "employee" shall not
 17 include any police officer or peace officer as such terms are defined in
 18 sections 1.20 and 2.10 of the criminal procedure law and section 14-102
 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York.
 20 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03762-01-5

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