§ 996. Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms\nshall have the following meanings:\n 1. "Immigration authority" has the same meaning as such term is\ndefined in section three hundred nineteen of the executive law.\n 2. "Immigration enforcement" has the same meaning as such term is\ndefined in section three hundred nineteen of the executive law.\n 3. "Immigration detainer" means any document, form, or other\ncommunication requesting or directing that a municipal government or\nmunicipal government employee detain or maintain custody of an\nindividual, for any period of time, for pickup by or transfer to\nimmigration authorities.\n 4. "Civil immigration warrant" means any warrant for a violation of\ncivil immigration law that is not issued by a judge appointed pursuant\nto Article III of the United States Constitution or a federal magistrate\njudge appointed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 631.\n 5. "Municipal government" means a municipal corporation, or a\ngoverning board as defined in section two of this chapter, except that\nthis definition shall not include a local correctional facility as that\nterm is defined in subdivision sixteen of section two of the correction\nlaw.\n 6. "Municipal government employee" means any individual employed by a\nmunicipal government; or any contractor or subcontractor while\nperforming services on behalf of a municipal government except that this\ndefinition shall not include:\n (a) any individual employed as a police officer as that term is\ndefined in subdivision thirty-four of section 1.20 of the criminal\nprocedure law;\n (b) any individual employed as a peace officer as that term is defined\nin section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law; or\n (c) any civilian employee of a local law enforcement agency.\n 7. "Local law enforcement agency" means any authorized police\ndepartment, probation department, district attorney's office, local\ncorrectional department, or county sheriff's office.\n 8. "Civilian employee of a local law enforcement agency" means any\nperson, other than a police officer or peace officer, employed by a\nlocal law enforcement agency, whose official duties require such person\nto collect, analyze, share, or present evidence and/or intelligence, or\nto supervise such activities or persons.\n
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