New York State Court Officers (NYS Courts) are responsible for the safety and security and maintaining order within NYS court facilities statewide.

Training

New York State Court Officers undergo comprehensive basic training at the NYS Court Officers Academy which was founded by Chief Thomas R. Hennessy (Ret.) The curriculum includes but is not limited to training in criminal and civil procedure law, constitutional law, stop and frisk, search and seizure, police science, laws of arrest, use of physical and deadly physical force, firearms training, situation and judgment, defensive tactics, tactical communication, arrest procedures and first aid/cpr/

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. Chief Joseph Baccellieri, Jr. is the current Chief of Training throughout the state and the Commanding Officer of the Academy.

Power and authority

New York State Court Officers are designated as New York State peace officers under ; The powers of peace officers are listed and defined under criminal procedure law 2.20. The powers of peace officers are limited by other sections or subdivisions of the criminal procedure law or penal law. New York State Court Officers are also authorized to execute bench warrants only, and issue

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es for penal law violations and parking violations (when pursuant to their duties), in accordance with .

Vehicles

New York State Court Officers currently utilize fully marked and unmarked, Ford Interceptors,

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s, Dodge Chargers,

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s, and

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es in their vehicle fleet.

Equipment

New York State Court Officers are authorized to carry firearms such as the Glock 19 for on/off duty, and the Glock 26 for off-duty carry,

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, bullet resistant vest,

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, and a

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that is directly linked to other officers.

Rank structure

From highest to lowest rank, the command structure is as follows:

Line of duty deaths

6 New York State Court Officers and 1 Court Clerk have died in the line of duty.The Officer Down Memorial Page http://www.odmp.org/agency/2764

References

External links

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