Allows Nassau County auxiliary police to possess a police baton with commissioner authorization.
The bill amends the penal law to allow members of the Nassau County auxiliary police force to possess a police baton, up to 26 inches in length and 1.25 inches in thickness, when authorized by the police commissioner. Regulations must require training in baton use, including defensive techniques, and deadly physical force instruction. The baton cannot be used to intentionally strike another person unless deadly force is authorized. The act takes effect 30 days after becoming law.
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