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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Jan 07, 2015 |
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Assembly Bill A44
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SIMANOWITZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Michael G. Miller
2015-A44 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A44 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 44 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMANOWITZ, MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to fair treatment for crime victims and in relation to interim probation supervision of offenders who are subject to mandatory indeterminate sentence of imprisonment THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 642-b to read as follows: S 642-B. FAIR TREATMENT OF VICTIMS IN CASES WHERE THE DISTRICT ATTOR- NEY IS CONSIDERING WAIVER OF MANDATORY SENTENCE. 1. IN THE CASE OF A VICTIM OF A FELONY, IF THE INDICTMENT BASED UPON THAT CRIMINAL TRANS- ACTION CHARGES AN OFFENSE FOR WHICH AN INDETERMINATE SENTENCE OF IMPRI- SONMENT MUST BE IMPOSED OR IF THE DEFENDANT IS A PERSON WHO BY REASON OF A PRIOR FELONY CONVICTION WOULD BE SUBJECT TO AN INDETERMINATE SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT UPON CONVICTION OF THE OFFENSE CHARGED IN THE INDICT- MENT, THE RULES PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF CRIM- INAL JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE THAT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY MUST GIVE THE VICTIM NOTICE AND A STATEMENT OF REASONS IN WRITING NOT LESS THAN TEN DAYS PRIOR TO TAKING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS: (A) CONSENTING TO A PLEA OF GUILTY THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE AT LEAST A PLEA OF GUILTY TO AN OFFENSE THAT REQUIRES AN INDETERMINATE SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT; (B) MOVING FOR OR CONSENTING TO DISMISSAL OF THE INDICTMENT OR OF ANY COUNT THEREIN THAT CHARGES A CRIME FOR WHICH AN INDETERMINATE SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT MUST BE IMPOSED; OR (C) MOVING FOR OR CONSENTING TO AN ADJOURNMENT OF SENTENCING TO A DATE LATER THAN NINETY DAYS FROM THE DATE THE PLEA OR VERDICT WAS ENTERED. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00196-01-5
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