N.Y. Executive Law Section 837-S
Search for sex offense conviction records of emergency medical technician and other first responder applicants

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The chief officer of any volunteer ambulance company, as such term is defined in subdivision two of section three of the volunteer ambulance workers’ benefit law, any proprietary ambulance service, or any other ambulance or emergency medical service providing emergency medical care and transportation of sick or injured persons to health care facilities, shall notify every new applicant for emergency medical technician, paramedic, certified first responder applicant, or any other applicant who would be responsible for providing emergency medical care and transportation of sick or injured persons to health care facilities, including applicants seeking to transfer from one ambulance company or service to another, that their personally identifying information will be checked against the public records of those individuals required to register under article six-C of the correction law.

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If such applicant desires to proceed, within ten business days of receiving an application, the chief officer shall inquire of the division as to whether such applicant is required to register by calling the special telephone number established pursuant to Correction Law § 168-P (Special telephone number)section one hundred sixty-eight-p of the correction law. Such chief officer may also check the internet posting subdirectory of level two and three sex offenders established pursuant to Correction Law § 168-Q (Subdirectory)section one hundred sixty-eight-q of the correction law.

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Where such search reveals that an applicant is registered under article six-C of the correction law, the chief officer of the ambulance company or service shall determine whether or not such person shall be eligible to be elected or otherwise appointed as a member of such ambulance company or service. Such determination shall be made consistent with article twenty-three-A of the correction law and a copy of such article shall be provided to the applicant.

Source: Section 837-S — Search for sex offense conviction records of emergency medical technician and other first responder applicants, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EXC/837-S (updated Mar. 17, 2017; accessed Nov. 29, 2025).

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Definitions 836
Division of criminal justice services 837
Functions, powers and duties of division 837–A
Additional functions, powers and duties of the division 837–B
Duties of courts and peace officers 837–C
Processing requests submitted by police departments 837–D
Soft body ballistic armor vests for police officers 837–E
Statewide central register for missing children 837–F
Missing and exploited children clearinghouse 837–F–1
Missing vulnerable adults clearinghouse 837–F–2
Missing adults 837–G
Livery vehicle safety training program establishment 837–H
Livery vehicle safety training program 837–I
Uniform parking ticket 837–J
Parking violations enforcement and disposition program 837–K
Safe house for children 837–L
Capital prosecution extraordinary assistance program 837–M
Reporting duties of law enforcement departments with respect to missing children and vulnerable adults 837–M*2
Criminal history records search for certain employment, appointments, licenses or permits in the city of New York 837–N
Criminal history information of caregivers 837–O
Search for arson and sex offense conviction records of volunteer firefighter applicants 837–P
Criminal history records search for certain licenses and registrations in the county of Westchester 837–Q
Payments to Westchester county for policing special parkways 837–R
Office of sex offender management 837–S
Search for sex offense conviction records of emergency medical technician and other first responder applicants 837–T
Use of force reporting 837–U
The division of criminal justice services, in conjunction with the chief administrator of the courts, shall collect data and report annua... 837–V
Report of discharge of weapon 837–V*2
Reporting duties of law enforcement departments with respect to arrest-related deaths 837–W
Technological viability of microstamping-enabled firearms 837–W*2
Blue alert system 837–X
Cooperation with certain out-of-state investigations 837–X*2
Cooperation with certain out-of-state investigations 837–Y
New York state office of gun violence prevention 838
Identification of unknown dead and missing persons 838–A
Maintenance of sexual offense evidence kits 838–B
Victim’s right to notice 839
Municipal police training council 840
Functions, powers and duties of council 841
Functions, powers and duties of the commissioner with respect to the council 841–A
Security guard advisory council 841–B
Functions, powers and duties of council 841–C
Functions, powers and duties of the commissioner with respect to the council 841–D
Saving clause 842
Council rules and regulations promulgated by governor 843
Division homepage on the internet 844–B
New York state committee for the coordination of police services to elderly persons 845
Central state registry of police officers and peace officers 845–A
Presentment of flags lowered to half-staff in memorial of the death of any police officer or peace officer 845–B
Requests for criminal history information 845–C
Criminal history record searches 845–D
Criminal record searches: reports for civil purposes 845–E
Commercial security tax credit program 846
Programs for the aging 846*2
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Nov. 29, 2025

Last modified:
Mar. 17, 2017

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