New York S 7698: Relates to defense and indemnification of public officers and employees; repealer

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S07698 Summary:

BILL NOS07698 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07466

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Amd §18, Pub Off L; rpld Title 8 Chap 8, amd §7-114, NYC Ad Cd

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Requires defense and indemnification of public officers and employees in certain cities; repeals provisions relating to the right of security against unreasonable search and seizure.

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04/30/2025REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7698

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. CHAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Ethics and Internal Gover-
 nance

 AN ACT to amend the public officers law and the administrative code of
 the city of New York, in relation to defense and indemnification of
 officers and employees of public entities; and to repeal chapter 8 of
 title 8 of the administrative code of the city of New York relating to
 the right of security against unreasonable search and seizure

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 18 of the public officers law, as
 2 added by chapter 277 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
 3 2. The provisions of this section shall apply to [any public entity]:
 4 (a) a city with a population of one million or more; and
 5 (b) any other public entity:
 6 (i) whose governing body has agreed by the adoption of local law,
 7 by-law, resolution, rule or regulation [(i)] (1) to confer the benefits
 8 of this section upon its employees, and [(ii)] (2) to be held liable for
 9 the costs incurred under these provisions; or
 10 [(b)] (ii) where the governing body of a municipality, for whose bene-
 11 fit the public entity has been established, has agreed by the adoption
 12 of local law or resolution [(i)] (1) to confer the benefits of this
 13 section upon the employees of such public entity, and [(ii)] (2) to be
 14 held liable for the costs incurred under these provisions.
 15 § 2. Chapter 8 of title 8 of the administrative code of the city of
 16 New York is REPEALED.
 17 § 3. Section 7-114 of the administrative code of the city of New York,
 18 as amended by local law number 27 of the city of New York for the year
 19 2024, is amended to read as follows:
 20 § 7-114 Civil actions regarding the police department [and covered
 21 individuals].

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11254-01-5

 S. 7698 2

 1 [a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms
 2 have the following meanings:
 3 Covered action. The term "covered action" means a civil action filed
 4 in local, state or federal court against the police department or a
 5 covered individual, or both, resulting from allegations of improper
 6 police conduct, including, but not limited to, claims involving the use
 7 of force, assault and battery, malicious prosecution, false arrest or
 8 imprisonment, or deprivation of a right pursuant to chapter 8 of title
 9 8.
 10 Covered individual. The term "covered individual" has the meaning
 11 ascribed to such term in section 8-801.
 12 b.] No later than January 31, 2025 and no later than each July 31 and
 13 January 31 thereafter, the law department shall post on its website [in
 14 a searchable and machine-readable format], and provide notice of such
 15 posting to the individual responsible for implementing the duties set
 16 forth in paragraph one of subdivision c of section 803 of the charter,
 17 the comptroller, the police department, the civilian complaint review
 18 board, and the commission to combat police corruption, the following
 19 information regarding [covered] civil actions filed in local, state or
 20 federal court against the police department resulting from allegations
 21 of improper police conduct:
 22 1. a list of [covered] civil actions filed against