2012 New York Consolidated Laws
GMU - General Municipal
Article 10 - (200 - 209-Z) FIREMEN AND POLICEMEN
209-V - Employment of retired persons as special patrolmen for publicly owned property.

 
    §  209-v.  Employment  of  retired  persons  as  special patrolmen for
  publicly owned  property.  1.  Notwithstanding  any  general,  local  or
  special  law  or charter provision, the governing board of any political
  subdivision may authorize any police or law enforcement agency  of  such
  political  subdivision  to  employ  retired  former members of police or
  sheriff's departments, or the  division  of  state  police,  or  retired
  former  correction,  parole  or  probation  officers  for the purpose of
  providing special patrolmen  in  publicly  owned  property  within  such
  political subdivision, including property of a school district, in order
  to protect the property or persons on such premises.
    2. Persons so employed shall have all the powers of peace officers, as
  set forth in section 2.20 of the criminal procedure law, when performing
  the duties set forth in subdivision one of this section.
    3.  The  governing  board of such political subdivision shall have the
  power to fix the compensation of persons so employed, either  at  annual
  or  per  diem  rates.  Employments provided for in this section shall be
  subject to the provisions of article seven of the retirement and  social
  security law.