STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10812 IN ASSEMBLY July 15, 2020 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Burke) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to granting peace officer status to park rangers in Erie county 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 86 to read as follows: 3 86. Park rangers in Erie county, who shall be authorized to issue 4 appearance tickets, simplified traffic informations, simplified parks 5 informations and simplified environmental conservation informations; 6 provided, however, that nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed to 7 authorize such officer to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm 8 unless the appropriate license therefor has been issued pursuant to 9 section 400.00 of the penal law. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD16695-01-0