§ 170-k. Local cops, local crimes act. 1. For purposes of this\nsection, the following definitions shall apply:\n (a) "Law enforcement agency" means the New York state police and any\nlaw enforcement agency or department of any municipality, any police\ndistrict, or any agency, department, commission, authority or public\nbenefit corporation of the state of New York employing a police officer\nas that term is defined in subdivision thirty-four of section 1.20 of\nthe criminal procedure law or peace officer as that term is defined in\nsection 2.10 of the criminal procedure law, except for the port\nauthority of New York and New Jersey.\n (b) "Local government" means any municipal corporation and governing\nboard in the state of New York.\n (c) "Municipal corporation" has the same meaning as such term is\ndefined in section two of the general municipal law.\n (d) "Governing board" has the same meaning as such term is defined in\nsection two of the general municipal law.\n (e) "Correctional facility" has the same meaning as such term is\ndefined in subdivision four of section two of the correction law.\n (f) "Local correctional facility" has the same meaning as such term is\ndefined in subdivision sixteen of section two of the correction law.\n (g) "Immigration detention facility" means any building, facility, or\nstructure used, in whole or in part, to house or detain individuals for\nany violation of a civil provision of the federal Immigration and\nNationality Act relating to an individual's immigration status.\n (h) "Juvenile detention facility" means a specialized secure, secure,\nor nonsecure detention facility certified by the office of children and\nfamily services pursuant to section five hundred three of this chapter.\n (i) "Facility for youth placed with or committed to the office of\nchildren and family services" means a facility operated pursuant to\nsection five hundred four of this chapter.\n (j) "Immigration authority" has the same meaning as such term is\ndefined in section three hundred nineteen of this chapter.\n (k) "Immigration enforcement" has the same meaning as such term is\ndefined in section three hundred nineteen of this chapter.\n (l) "Immigration law" means any civil provision of the federal\nImmigration and Nationality Act and any provision of law that penalizes\na person's presence in, entry into, or reentry into the United States.\n 2. (a) No local government, law enforcement agency, correctional\nfacility, local correctional facility, juvenile detention facility, or\nfacility for youth placed with or committed to the office of children\nand family services, or agent thereof may, enter into, modify, renew,\nremain in, or extend:\n (i) any agreement pursuant to section 287(g) of the Immigration and\nNationality Act codified at 8 U.S.C. § 1357(g), including, but not\nlimited to, any formal or informal agreement under which an officer or\nemployee may engage in or assist immigration enforcement, or otherwise\nmay perform a function of an immigration officer; or\n (ii) any contract, intergovernmental service agreement, or any other\nformal or informal agreement to house or detain individuals for federal\ncivil immigration violations, including, but not limited to, agreements\nentered into pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1103(a) or § 1231(g).\n (b) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to preclude\ncontracts or agreements by:\n (i) any hospital or other health care facility as defined by section\ntwenty-eight hundred one of the public health law, including any health\ncare facility operated by a public benefit corporation pursuant to title\ntwo of article ten-C of the public authorities law, or any mental health\nfacility or hospital as defined by section 1.03 of the mental hygiene\nlaw to provide health care services;\n (ii) any authorized agency as defined by subdivision ten of section\nthree hundred seventy-one of the social services law, to provide care or\nplacement to children in
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