New York Laws
Article 35 - Division of Criminal Justice Services
837-S - Search for Sex Offense Conviction Records of Emergency Medical Technician and Other First Responder Applicants.

ยง 837-s. Search for sex offense conviction records of emergency
medical technician and other first responder applicants. 1. 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.

2. 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 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 section one hundred sixty-eight-q of the
correction law.

3. 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.

Structure New York Laws

New York Laws

EXC - Executive

Article 35 - Division of Criminal Justice Services

835 - Definitions.

836 - Division of Criminal Justice Services; Commissioner, Organization and Employees.

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 Program; Standards; Eligibility; Reports.

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; Requirements.

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 Annually Regarding Pretrial Release and Detention.

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.

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; Undisposed Cases.

845-D - Criminal Record Searches: Reports for Civil Purposes.

846 - Programs for the Aging.

846*2 - Programs for the Aging.