§ 91-a. Arson investigation.
1.Every municipal corporation, the\noffice of fire prevention and control, and any two or more municipal\ncorporations jointly, are hereby authorized and empowered to investigate\nand to take such action as may be required to formulate task forces,\nteams, fire and/or police investigative units to investigate any case of\na burn injury or wound sustained as reported pursuant to section 265.26\nof the penal law, and to ascertain the cause of fires or explosions of\nsuspicious origin within the municipality or participating\nmunicipalities, pursue necessary investigation thereof and assist in the\npreparation and prosecution of cases stemming from any alleged criminal\nactivity attendant to such fires or explosions. In the case of a joint\nendeavor by two or m
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§ 91-a. Arson investigation. 1. Every municipal corporation, the\noffice of fire prevention and control, and any two or more municipal\ncorporations jointly, are hereby authorized and empowered to investigate\nand to take such action as may be required to formulate task forces,\nteams, fire and/or police investigative units to investigate any case of\na burn injury or wound sustained as reported pursuant to section 265.26\nof the penal law, and to ascertain the cause of fires or explosions of\nsuspicious origin within the municipality or participating\nmunicipalities, pursue necessary investigation thereof and assist in the\npreparation and prosecution of cases stemming from any alleged criminal\nactivity attendant to such fires or explosions. In the case of a joint\nendeavor by two or more municipal corporations, the share of the costs\nto be borne by each such municipal corporation shall be fixed by\ncontract. The expenditure of moneys for such purpose by a municipal\ncorporation shall be deemed a lawful municipal purpose and the moneys\nappropriated for the purpose shall be raised by tax upon the taxable\nreal property within the municipal corporation in the same manner as\nmoneys for other lawful municipal purposes. Each municipal corporation\nis hereby authorized to accept and disburse grants of public or private\nmoney or other aid paid or made available by the state or federal\ngovernment for such purpose or purposes.\n 2. Where an investigative unit formed by this section has investigated\na fire and such fire is suspected to have been ignited by a cigarette\nand not caused by arson, the investigative unit shall forward to the\noffice of fire prevention and control within fourteen days of completing\nthe investigation into such fire information detailing, to the extent\npossible: (a) the specific brand and style of the cigarette suspected of\nhaving ignited such fire; (b) whether the cigarette package was marked\nas required by subdivision six of section one hundred fifty-six-c of the\nexecutive law; and (c) the location and manner in which such cigarette\nwas purchased.\n