NY State Association of Auxiliary Police, Inc.

Our amendment will allow the employer (police department, Sheriff's Department, etc.) to give these officers limited Non-Civil Defense duties such as patrol.
The amendment would recognize Auxiliary Police as Peace Officers in the event they were assaulted or killed while on duty.
And, our amendment will allow the employer to train and authorized the officers to carry defensive weapons such as the expandable baton or OC spray while on duty.

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WHY WE NEED NEW LEGISLATION TO AMEND THE CPL 2.10 PARAGRAPH 26

1. The Auxiliary Police, or Special Deputy Sheriffs, are required under The Civil Defense Act of 1951 which states under Article 3 § 22 that every county, except those contained in the city of New York, and every city shall… Recruit, equip and train auxiliary police or special deputy sheriffs in sufficient number to maintain order and control traffic in the event of an attack and to perform such other police and emergency civil defense functions as may be required during and subsequent to attack. During that time, they were used to direct traffic to the air raid shelters and to control the people at those shelters. This is NOT what we are used for today. The duties and activities of auxiliary police vary considerably. In upstate communities, auxiliary police direct traffic at parades, fairs, special events and church crossings. They check vacation homes, participate in emergency rescues and searches for missing persons, ride as second man in patrol cars and perform administrative work for police departments. Downstate, and in larger cities, auxiliary police patrol trains, subway platforms and bus terminals. They perform neighborhood watches and patrols and assist police in crowd control. Auxiliary police educate the public in crime prevention techniques, engrave valuable property with the owner’s driver’s license or I.D. number, patrol the streets and report illegal activities to the appropriate law enforcement agency. They check doors and windows to make sure they are locked and that no one has or can gain entry illegally, and patrol in squad cars in an effort to reduce vandalism. These activities, although very important, are not covered by The Civil Defense Act of 1950 or by the CPL. Some Counties & Cities have feared the liability so much, that they disbanded their Auxiliary Police Programs in the late 1980’s.

2. The Auxiliary Police are only considered Limited Peace Officers during a declared emergency or authorized drill. Case law in the 1980's put to question "what is an authorized drill?" It is imperative, however, that the Auxiliary Police have the same statuary protection of being a Peace Officer while on duty that other unformed services have. Auxiliary Police officers drive cars that resemble Police Cars & wear similar uniforms, but many do not have the same protective equipment a police officer would have to protect himself.

3. In many instances, the Auxiliary Police are put in harms way and considering today’s problems with Homeland Security, it is imperative that we get our communities involved in the safety of their homes.

4. Lastly, and in all due respect, it is almost ludicrous to expect a viable and modern force existing today and providing tremendous aid to the various communities in which they serve, to work under the jurisdiction of a law created prior to 1950.

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