N.Y. General Municipal Law § 996: Definitions

§ 996. Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms

shall have the following meanings:

1. "Immigration authority" has the same meaning as such term is

defined in section three hundred nineteen of the executive law.

2. "Immigration enforcement" has the same meaning as such term is

defined in section three hundred nineteen of the executive law.

3. "Immigration detainer" means any document, form, or other

communication requesting or directing that a municipal government or

municipal government employee detain or maintain custody of an

individual, for any period of time, for pickup by or transfer to

immigration authorities.

4. "Civil immigration warrant" means any warrant for a violation of

civil immigration law that is not issued by a judge appointed pursuant

to Article III of the United States Constitution or a federal magistrate

judge appointed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 631.

5. "Municipal government" means a municipal corporation, or a

governing board as defined in section two of this chapter, except that

this definition shall not include a local correctional facility as that

term is defined in subdivision sixteen of section two of the correction

law.

6. "Municipal government employee" means any individual employed by a

municipal government; or any contractor or subcontractor while

performing services on behalf of a municipal government except that this

definition shall not include:

(a) any individual employed as a police officer as that term is

defined in subdivision thirty-four of section 1.20 of the criminal

procedure law;

(b) any individual employed as a peace officer as that term is defined

in section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law; or

(c) any civilian employee of a local law enforcement agency.

7. "Local law enforcement agency" means any authorized police

department, probation department, district attorney's office, local

correctional department, or county sheriff's office.

8. "Civilian employee of a local law enforcement agency" means any

person, other than a police officer or peace officer, employed by a

local law enforcement agency, whose official duties require such person

to collect, analyze, share, or present evidence and/or intelligence, or

to supervise such activities or persons.