New York State Court Officers

New York State Court Officers
New York State Court Officers
	Patch worn by New York State Court Officers.
	Flag of the State of New York
Abbreviation	NYS Courts
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	New York, United States
Legal jurisdiction	New York
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Office of Court Administration 25 Beaver Street - Rm. 852 New York, NY 10004
Court Officers	4,000
Agency executive	Michael Magliano, Chief of The Department of Public Safety;
Parent agency	New York State Unified Court System
Website
	NYS Unified Court System

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

Training

New York State Court Officers undergo four months of comprehensive basic training at the NYS Court Officers Academy (originally started by Deputy Chief Thomas R Hennessy ret.) under the direction of the Commanding Officer/Chief of Training, Joseph Baccellieri Jr. The curriculum includes but is not limited to training in criminal and civil procedure law, constitutional law, police science, laws of arrest, use of force, firearms training, defensive tactics, arrest procedures and first aid/cpr/basic life support.

Power and authority

New York State Court Officers are designated as New York State peace officers under Criminal Procedure Law § 2.10; The powers of peace officers are listed and defined under criminal procedure law 2.20.^[1]

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 summonses for penal law violations and parking violations (when pursuant to their duties), in accordance with Criminal Procedure Law § 2.20.

Vehicles

New York State Court Officers currently utilize fully marked and unmarked, Ford Interceptors, Chevrolet Impalas, Dodge Chargers, Chevrolet Suburbans, and Chevrolet Expresses in their vehicle fleet.^[2] They currently only have vehicle operations in New York City and they have only recently expanded to Upstate New York. ^[3]

Equipment

New York State Court Officers are authorized to carry firearms on/off duty such as the Glock 19 and the Glock 26. Additionally, an expandable baton, handcuffs, flashlight, bullet resistant vest, pepper spray, and a radio that is directly linked to other officers.

Rank structure

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

Title	Insignia
Chief of the Department of Public Safety
First Deputy Chief of the Department of Public Safety
Chief of Training
Deputy Chief of the Department of Public Safety
Assistant Chief of the Department of Public Safety
New York State Court Officer - Major
New York State Court Officer - Captain
New York State Court Officer - Lieutenant
New York State Court Officer – Sergeant
New York State Court Officer
New York State Court Officer (Trainee)

Line of duty deaths

6 New York State Court Officers and 1 Court Clerk have died in the line of duty.^[4]

Officer's Name	End Of Watch	Cause Of Death
Court Officer Francis J. Carroll	Sunday, May 6, 1973	Gunfire
Court Officer Albert Gelb	Thursday, March 11, 1976	Gunfire
Senior Court Clerk Alphonso B. Deal	Thursday, July 7, 1988	Gunfire
Court Officer John A. Dauway	Sunday, October 1, 1989	Accidental
Captain William Harry Thompson	Tuesday, September 11, 2001	Terrorist Attack
Senior Court Officer Thomas Jurgens	Tuesday, September 11, 2001	Terrorist Attack
Senior Court Officer Mitchel Scott Wallace	Tuesday, September 11, 2001	Terrorist Attack

References

^ "Legislation".
^ NYS Court Officer Impala
^ "Courts: Outdoor security does more than guard top judge's parking spot". 3 June 2015.
^ The Officer Down Memorial Page http://www.odmp.org/agency/2764

External links

Court Officer Trainee Recruitment NYCOURTS.GOV

[1] "Legislation".

[2] NYS Court Officer Impala

[3] "Courts: Outdoor security does more than guard top judge's parking spot". 3 June 2015.

[4] The Officer Down Memorial Page http://www.odmp.org/agency/2764

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