N.Y. General Municipal Law § 209-m: Outside service by local police; civil disturbance control

§ 209-m. Outside service by local police; civil disturbance control.

1. As used in this section:

a. The term "local government" shall mean a county, a city, a town, or

a village, as the case may be.

b. The term "chief executive officer" shall mean:

(1) In the case of a county, the county executive unless there is

none, in which case it shall mean the county manager if there is one, or

the chairman of the board of supervisors if there is neither a county

executive nor county manager.

(2) In the case of cities, the mayor, except in those cities having a

city manager, it shall mean such city manager.

(3) In the case of towns, the supervisor or presiding supervisor.

(4) In the case of villages, the mayor, except in those villages

having a president or manager, it shall mean such latter officer.

c. The term "chief of police" shall include any police officer in

command of the police department or police force of a local government

during the absence, illness or disability of the chief of police or who

is authorized to exercise the powers of the chief of police in emergency

situations.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or local law

or of any county, city or village charter, the chief executive officer

of a local government, whenever he deems that the public interest

requires it, may request the chief executive officer of any other local

government to detail, assign and make available for duty and use in the

local government for which the request is made any part of the forces,

equipment and supplies of the police department, police force or parkway

police force of the local government of which the request is made. The

chief executive officer of the local government of which the request is

made is hereby authorized and empowered to grant the request so made.

3. A local government may, by local law, delegate to the chief of

police of its police department or police force the powers hereby

granted to a chief executive officer to request and grant police

assistance.

4. If the chief executive officer of any such local government is

absent or disabled, the chief of police of the local government may make

any such request or may grant any such request, as the case may be.

5. The local government receiving police aid pursuant to this section

shall assume the liability for all damages arising out of any act

performed in rendering such aid and shall reimburse the assisting local

government for any moneys paid by it for salaries or for other expenses

incurred by it including damage to or loss of equipment and supplies. An

assisting local government may assume such loss, damage, expenses or

cost for such equipment and supplies and donate such services to the

receiving local government. While engaged in duty and rendering services

in such local government the officers and members of such police

department or police force shall have the same powers, duties, rights,

benefits, privileges and immunities as if they were performing their

duties in the local government in and by which they are normally

employed.