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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Mar 14, 2013 |
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Senate Bill S4209
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes 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
2013-S4209 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Criminal Procedure Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld §1.20 sub 5, amd §§1.20 & 100.05, add §100.60, CP L
2013-S4209 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4209 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to authorizing the electronic filing of certain accusatory instruments in local criminal courts; and to repeal subdivision 5 of section 1.20 of such law relating to simplified traffic information PURPOSE: To authorize the electronic filing of local criminal court accusatory instruments and impose a five dollar fee upon defendants convicted thereon. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law, as separately amended by chapters 315, 383, 661 and 729 of the laws of 1972, is repealed. Section 2. Subdivision 17 of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law is amended to provide that a local criminal court accusatory instrument or any accusation of a violation of a local law, code or ordinance may be filed with a local criminal court by electronic means. Section 3. Section 100.05 of the criminal procedure law, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 661 of the laws of 1972, is amended to include the filing of a local criminal court accusatory instrument by
2013-S4209 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4209 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 14, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BALL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to authorizing the electronic filing of certain accusatory instruments in local crim- inal courts; and to repeal subdivision 5 of section 1.20 of such law relating to simplified traffic information THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law, as separately amended by chapters 315, 383, 661 and 729 of the laws of 1972, is REPEALED. S 2. Subdivision 17 of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law is amended to read as follows: 17. "Commencement of criminal action." A criminal action is commenced by the filing of an accusatory instrument against a defendant in a crim- inal court, and, if more than one accusatory instrument is filed in the course of the action, it commences when the first of such instruments is filed; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT A LOCAL CRIMINAL COURT ACCUSATORY INSTRU- MENT OR ANY ACCUSATION OF A VIOLATION OF A LOCAL LAW, CODE OR ORDINANCE MAY BE FILED WITH A LOCAL CRIMINAL COURT BY ELECTRONIC MEANS AS AUTHOR- IZED BY LAW AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION. S 3. Section 100.05 of the criminal procedure law, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 661 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as follows: S 100.05 Commencement of action; in general. 1. A criminal action is commenced by the filing of an accusatory instrument with a criminal court, and if more than one such instrument is filed in the course of the same criminal action, such action commences when the first of such instruments is filed. The only way in which a criminal action can be commenced in a superior court is by the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09725-01-3
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