{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-service-law-83","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Civil Service Law § 83","heading":"Legislative intent","body":"§ 83. Legislative intent. In the event that municipalities propose a\nmerger of all or part of existing police agencies within counties in\nestablishing a countywide, a part-county or combinations of municipal\npolice agencies, orderly transitional procedures will be required.  In\nsuch consolidations of the police functions within a county it is\nnecessary to provide a uniform and equitable method for transferring the\nmembers of existing police departments into the combined agency\nstructure.  Such methods should protect the rights held by present\nemployees in their existing organization.","path":["Civil Service Law","Article 5. Personnel Changes","Title E. Police Advisory Board"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CVS/83","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"b78e307b7c2d476fda0e1277fa937532cabe12874cd5e2c731233a278e929c9b","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-service-law-82-c","next":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-service-law-83-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}