N.Y. Exec. Law § 223

Current through 2024 NY Law Chapters 1-59 and 61-121
Section 223 - [Effective 9/1/2025] Duties and powers of the superintendent of state police and of members of the state police

It shall be the duty of the superintendent of the state police and of members of the state police to prevent and detect crime and apprehend criminals. They shall also be subject to the call of the governor and are empowered to co-operate with any other department of the state or with local authorities. They shall also collect and analyze information relating to prevention and detection of terrorist threats and terrorist activities throughout the state and share all such information subject to paragraph (g) of subdivision two of section seven hundred nine of this chapter among the division of homeland security and emergency services and local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies to ensure the coordination of appropriate intelligence to assist in the early identification of and response to potential terrorist threats and terrorist activities. They shall have power to arrest, without a warrant, any person committing or attempting to commit within their presence or view a breach of the peace or other violation of law, to serve and execute warrants of arrest or search issued by proper authority and to exercise all other powers of police officers of the state of New York. Any such warrants issued by any magistrate of the state may be executed by them in any part of the state according to the tenor thereof without indorsement. But they shall not exercise their powers within the limits of any city to suppress rioting and disorder except by direction of the governor or upon the request of the mayor of the city with the approval of the governor. Any member of the rank of sergeant or above may take pre-arraignment bail from any defendant in the amounts and under the circumstances and conditions that police may take bail.

N.Y. Exec. Law § 223

Amended by New York Laws 2023, ch. 55,Sec. A-2, eff. 5/3/2023.
Amended by New York Laws 2021, ch. 55,Sec. A-2, eff. 4/19/2021.
Amended by New York Laws 2020, ch. 55,Sec. A-2, eff. 4/3/2020.
Amended by New York Laws 2019, ch. 55,Sec. O-2, eff. 4/12/2019.
Amended by New York Laws 2017, ch. 55,Sec. A-2, eff. 4/20/2017.
Amended by New York Laws 2016, ch. 54,Sec. MM-3-a, eff. 4/4/2016.
Amended by New York Laws 2015, ch. 55,Sec. B-2, eff. 4/13/2015.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.