N.Y. Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law Section 312
Special police officers


1.

For the purpose of preserving order and preventing offenses against the laws prohibiting gambling, the officers or directors of any corporation or association created under or subject to the provisions of sections two hundred twenty-two through seven hundred five of this chapter are hereby authorized to appoint from time to time, special police officers, and the same to remove at pleasure, who, when appointed, shall be peace officers with the same powers within and about such grounds as are vested in peace officers as set forth in section 2.20 of the criminal procedure law, whose duty and powers, when appointed, shall be to preserve order within and around the grounds and racetracks of said corporation or association, to protect the property within said grounds, to eject or arrest all persons who shall be improperly within the grounds of such corporation or association or who shall be guilty of disorderly conduct, or who shall neglect or refuse to pay the fees or to observe the rules prescribed by said corporation or association; and it shall be the further duty of said police officers, when appointed to prevent all violations of law with reference to pool-selling, bookmaking, and other gambling, and to arrest any and all persons violating such provisions, and to convey such person or persons so arrested, with a statement of the cause of such arrest, before a court having jurisdiction of such offense, to be dealt with according to the law. The appointment of police officers in pursuance of this section shall not be deemed to supersede in any wise on the grounds and racetrack of such corporation or association the authority of peace officers or police officers of the jurisdiction within which such grounds and racetrack are located.

2.

Any appointment of a special police officer under this section shall be made only with the approval of the commission. Application for such approval shall be in such form as may be prescribed by the commission and shall contain such other information or material or evidence as the commission shall require. In acting on an application for such approval the commission shall consider the background, experience, integrity, and competence of the candidate for appointment, the public interest, convenience or necessity and the interests of harness racing generally. The commission in its discretion may set the term of any such appointment, terminate any existing appointment at any time and prescribe conditions and rules for the conduct of such office.

Source: Section 312 — Special police officers, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PML/312 (updated Oct. 16, 2020; accessed Dec. 21, 2024).

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General powers of commission
302
Incorporation
303
Filing of information concerning stock transfers
303‑A
Non-managing ownership of standardbred horses
304
Right to hold harness race meetings and races
305
Pari-mutuel betting at harness races
307
Licenses for harness race meetings
307‑A
New York-bred or wholly owned harness races
308
Officials at harness horse race meetings
309
Licenses for participants and employees at harness race meetings
310
Power of the commission to impose fines and penalties
311
Refunds
312
Special police officers
313
Place and manner of conducting pari-mutuel betting
314
Construction with other laws
315
Bond required of corporation or association conducting pari-mutuel betting
316
Books and records of pari-mutuel betting
317
Filing of certain agreements with the commission
318
Disposition of on-track pari-mutuel pools
319
Capital improvements
320
Revocation of license
321
Hearing of refusal or revocation of license
322
Approval of plans of corporation or association
324
Free or reduced fee passes, cards or badges
325
County, town and agricultural fairs and harness race meetings not licensed to conduct pari-mutuel betting
326
Employees at harness race meetings
327
Membership in a labor union or a labor organization
328
Disposition of unpaid money due on account of pari-mutuel tickets not presented
329
Penalties
330
Agriculture and New York state horse breeding development fund
331
Powers
332
Resources of fund
333
New York state exposition harness racing
334
New York-bred harness horse events
335
County and town agricultural society harness racing events
336
Actions against fund

Accessed:
Dec. 21, 2024

Last modified:
Oct. 16, 2020

§ 312’s source at nysenate​.gov

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