N.Y. General Municipal Law § 71-a: Injury or death of person aiding a police officer or peace officer

§ 71-a. Injury or death of person aiding a police officer or peace

officer. A person who, after having been lawfully commanded to aid a

police officer or peace officer in effectuating or securing an arrest or

in preventing the commission by another of any offense, is killed or

injured or his property or that of his employer is damaged and such

death, injury or damage arises out of and in the course of aiding such

officer, the person or employer so injured or whose property is so

damaged or the personal representatives of the person so killed shall

have a cause of action to recover the amount of such damage or injury

against the municipal corporation by which such officer is employed at

the time such command is obeyed. In the event of the death of the person

so commanded to aid an officer, the action shall be governed by the

provisions of part four of article five of the estates, powers and

trusts law.