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City of Albany, NY
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2023-12-04
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The Code
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 42 Departments and Commissions
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Part 1 Department of Police
The Charter
Ch C
Charter
The Code
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 5
Ambulance Services
Ch 8
Police Information Reward Program
Ch 11
Appearance Tickets
Ch 15
Arms and Seal of City
Ch 18
Bonds of City Officials; Facsimile Signature and Seal; Notes
Ch 20
(Reserved)
Ch 24
Claims Against City
Ch 30
Courts and Legal Procedures
Ch 34
Meetings
Ch 35
Appointees to Public Bodies; Removal From Office
Ch 38
Defense and Indemnification of Employees
Ch 42
Departments and Commissions
Ch 42 Pt 1
Department of Police
Ch 42 Pt 1 Art I
Creation; Chief
§ 42-1
Creation of Department.
§ 42-2
Appointment of Chief of Police, Deputy Chief and Assistant Chiefs.
§ 42-3
Vacancy in office of Chief of Police.
§ 42-4
Appointments and promotions within Department.
§ 42-5
Reports.
§ 42-5.1
Police Department statistics.
§ 42-6
Rules and regulations; charges against officers; reinstatement.
§ 42-6.1
Police Department video camera use and reporting.
Ch 42 Pt 1 Art II
Officers and Members of Police Department
§ 42-7
Number, classes and grades.
§ 42-8
Detective staff.
§ 42-9
Grades of patrolmen.
§ 42-10
Veteran grade.
§ 42-11
Composition of regular police force; entitlement to pension.
§ 42-12
Special appointees.
Ch 42 Pt 1 Art III
Police Pension Fund
§ 42-13
Revenues.
§ 42-14
Insufficient revenues.
§ 42-15
Board of Trustees.
§ 42-16
Benefits; conditions.
§ 42-17
Yearly medical examination following disability retirement; benefit reductions.
§ 42-18
Forfeiture of rights.
§ 42-19
Deposit and investment of funds.
§ 42-20
Board of Trustees; power to hold property.
§ 42-21
Corporation Counsel; Treasurer; judgments.
§ 42-22
Moneys collected; Treasurer of Board.
§ 42-23
Exempt from execution and attachments.
§ 42-24
False procurement; perjury.
§ 42-25
Prior pension.
§ 42-26
Not retroactive.
§ 42-27
Minor children; mother or guardian; Board of Trustees.
§ 42-28
Application; cutoff date; membership in New York State Employees Retirement System; City consent.
§ 42-29
Purpose.
Ch 42 Pt 1 Art IV
Judgments Against Members
§ 42-30
Petition; filing; Board of Estimate and Apportionment; condition precedent; Corporation Counsel.
§ 42-31
Invalidity.
Ch 42 Pt 1 Art V
Powers and Duties
§ 42-32
Powers of police force; exceptions.
§ 42-33
Chief of Police; subordinate to Mayor.
§ 42-34
Detective staff; number; purpose; Chief of Police.
§ 42-35
Patrolmen; regular; patrolmen for special duty.
§ 42-36
Appointment of special patrolmen for riots and days of elections; provisions; oaths; powers.
§ 42-37
Resignations; residence in City.
§ 42-38
Duties of police force.
§ 42-39
Summary arrests.
§ 42-40
Exemptions; military; jury duty.
§ 42-41
Detention of witnesses.
§ 42-42
Complaint book; Board of Estimate and Apportionment; books of records; statistics; public inspection.
§ 42-43
Service of criminal process.
§ 42-44
Expenses; fees and traveling; annual tax; annual statement.
§ 42-45
Rewards.
§ 42-46
Fines and fees; payable to Chamberlain.
§ 42-47
Lost and abandoned property; Property Clerk; register; delivery; disposition; evidence.
§ 42-48
City ordinances to be enforced.
§ 42-49
District Attorney; appointees; oath; expenses.
Ch 42 Pt 1 Art VI
Emergency Availability
§ 42-50
Purpose.
§ 42-51
Determination of existence of emergency.
§ 42-52
Overtime compensation authorized.
Ch 42 Pt 1 Art VII
Disposition of Impounded, Seized and Found Property
§ 42-53
Unclaimed personal property to be sold.
§ 42-54
Contents of notice of publication.
Ch 42 Pt 1 Art VIIA
Identification of Law Enforcement Officers
§ 42-54.1
Provision of business card after interaction.
Ch 42 Pt 1 Art VIIB
Albany Police Department Interactions
§ 42-54.2
Standardized field sobriety tests.
Ch 48
Equal Opportunity Protections
Ch 54
Financial Disclosure
Ch 57
Fiscal Year and Annual Estimate
Ch 62
Labor
Ch 68
Merit Award Board
Ch 74
Printing; Publication; Publicity
Ch 75
Policy Documents Repository
Ch 82
Real Property Within City
Ch 90
Traffic Violations Bureau
Ch 98
Youth Bureau
Ch 99
Website Financial Data
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 105
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 111
Amusements
Ch 115
Animals
Ch 121
Auctions and Auctioneers
Ch 127
Bingo
Ch 133
Building Construction
Ch 133A
Building Construction and Housing: Special Provisions
Ch 135
Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 137
Bulletin Boards
Ch 141
Businesses
Ch 142
Business Improvement Districts
Ch 147
Collateral Loan Brokers
Ch 151
Commercial Standards
Ch 152
Conversion Therapy
Ch 153
Community Choice Aggregation
Ch 161
Economic Development Zone
Ch 167
Elections
Ch 171
Electricity
Ch 175
Elevators
Ch 181
Environmental Quality Review
Ch 183
Equity Agenda
Ch 187
Fair Housing
Ch 188
Fair Hotel Consumer Practices
Ch 193
Firearms and Ammunition
Ch 197
Fire Prevention
Ch 203
Freshwater Wetlands
Ch 211
Grading and Mining
Ch 217
Handbills
Ch 223
Health
Ch 231
Housing
Ch 239
Junk Dealers and Scrap Metal Processing
Ch 245
Licenses
Ch 246
Newsracks
Ch 247
Parking Violations Amnesty Program - 2015
Ch 251
Parks and Recreation
Ch 255
Peace and Good Order
Ch 258
Penalties
Ch 259
Pesticides
Ch 261
Plumbing
Ch 267
Pollution
Ch 270
Public Pay Telephones
Ch 272
Public Transportation
Ch 293
Secondhand Dealers
Ch 299
Sewers
Ch 303
Sidewalk and Outdoor Cafes
Ch 307
(Reserved)
Ch 313
Solid Waste
Ch 319
Store Sales
Ch 323
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 329
Tattoo Parlors
Ch 333
Taxation
Ch 341
Transient Retail Businesses
Ch 345
Trees and Vegetation
Ch 353
Vehicles for Hire
Ch 357
Vehicles, Off-Road
Ch 359
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 363
Vendors
Ch 371
Water and Waterways
Ch 373
Youth Protection Against Tobacco Promotion
Ch 375
Unified Sustainable Development
Appendix
Ch A377
Certain Territory Located in Town of Colonie
Ch A381
Certain Territory Located in Town of Bethlehem
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Part 1
Department of Police
[Adopted 7-18-1983 by L.L. No. 2-1983 as Ch. I, Art. II, Div. 1, of the 1983 Code]
Article I
Creation; Chief
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§ 42-1
Creation of Department.
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§ 42-2
Appointment of Chief of Police, Deputy Chief and Assistant Chiefs.
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§ 42-3
Vacancy in office of Chief of Police.
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§ 42-4
Appointments and promotions within Department.
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§ 42-5
Reports.
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§ 42-5.1
Police Department statistics.
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§ 42-6
Rules and regulations; charges against officers; reinstatement.
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§ 42-6.1
Police Department video camera use and reporting.
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Article II
Officers and Members of Police Department
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§ 42-7
Number, classes and grades.
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§ 42-8
Detective staff.
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§ 42-9
Grades of patrolmen.
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§ 42-10
Veteran grade.
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§ 42-11
Composition of regular police force; entitlement to pension.
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§ 42-12
Special appointees.
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Article III
Police Pension Fund
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§ 42-13
Revenues.
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§ 42-14
Insufficient revenues.
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§ 42-15
Board of Trustees.
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§ 42-16
Benefits; conditions.
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§ 42-17
Yearly medical examination following disability retirement; benefit reductions.
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§ 42-18
Forfeiture of rights.
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§ 42-19
Deposit and investment of funds.
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§ 42-20
Board of Trustees; power to hold property.
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§ 42-21
Corporation Counsel; Treasurer; judgments.
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§ 42-22
Moneys collected; Treasurer of Board.
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§ 42-23
Exempt from execution and attachments.
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§ 42-24
False procurement; perjury.
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§ 42-25
Prior pension.
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§ 42-26
Not retroactive.
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§ 42-27
Minor children; mother or guardian; Board of Trustees.
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§ 42-28
Application; cutoff date; membership in New York State Employees Retirement System; City consent.
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§ 42-29
Purpose.
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Article IV
Judgments Against Members
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§ 42-30
Petition; filing; Board of Estimate and Apportionment; condition precedent; Corporation Counsel.
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§ 42-31
Invalidity.
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Article V
Powers and Duties
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§ 42-32
Powers of police force; exceptions.
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§ 42-33
Chief of Police; subordinate to Mayor.
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§ 42-34
Detective staff; number; purpose; Chief of Police.
chevron_right
§ 42-35
Patrolmen; regular; patrolmen for special duty.
chevron_right
§ 42-36
Appointment of special patrolmen for riots and days of elections; provisions; oaths; powers.
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§ 42-37
Resignations; residence in City.
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§ 42-38
Duties of police force.
chevron_right
§ 42-39
Summary arrests.
chevron_right
§ 42-40
Exemptions; military; jury duty.
chevron_right
§ 42-41
Detention of witnesses.
chevron_right
§ 42-42
Complaint book; Board of Estimate and Apportionment; books of records; statistics; public inspection.
chevron_right
§ 42-43
Service of criminal process.
chevron_right
§ 42-44
Expenses; fees and traveling; annual tax; annual statement.
chevron_right
§ 42-45
Rewards.
chevron_right
§ 42-46
Fines and fees; payable to Chamberlain.
chevron_right
§ 42-47
Lost and abandoned property; Property Clerk; register; delivery; disposition; evidence.
chevron_right
§ 42-48
City ordinances to be enforced.
chevron_right
§ 42-49
District Attorney; appointees; oath; expenses.
chevron_right
Article VI
Emergency Availability
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§ 42-50
Purpose.
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§ 42-51
Determination of existence of emergency.
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§ 42-52
Overtime compensation authorized.
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Article VII
Disposition of Impounded, Seized and Found Property
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§ 42-53
Unclaimed personal property to be sold.
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§ 42-54
Contents of notice of publication.
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Article VIIA
Identification of Law Enforcement Officers
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§ 42-54.1
Provision of business card after interaction.
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Article VIIB
Albany Police Department Interactions
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§ 42-54.2
Standardized field sobriety tests.
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