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Mar 20, 2015 |
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Senate Bill S4454
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 10th 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
2015-S4454 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Criminal Procedure Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §440.75, CP L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018:
S4704
2019-2020: S3053
2015-S4454 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4454 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to petition for expungement of records for certain juveniles convicted of a nonviolent offense after five years PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would establish a procedure for an individual with a non-violent criminal record, who has completed his or her sentence and has been crime-free for a specified waiting period, to apply to the sentencing court, on notice to the prosecutor, for an order expunging the record of conviction. The bill's purpose is to help current law abiding individuals keep, regain or gain employment by strengthening mechanisms intended to prevent employment discrimination against ex-offenders. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill adds a new section 440.75 to the Criminal Procedure Law, setting out the criteria and procedures for expunging a non-violent record of conviction. Section two is the effective date. New CPL 440.75's provisions
2015-S4454 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4454 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 20, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- 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 petition for expungement of records for certain juveniles convicted of a nonviolent offense after five years THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new section 440.75 to read as follows: S 440.75 PETITION FOR EXPUNGEMENT OF RECORDS FOR CERTAIN JUVENILES CONVICTED OF A NONVIOLENT OFFENSE. 1. ANY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED AS A JUVENILE OF A NONVIOLENT OFFENSE, PROVIDED THAT AN ELIGIBLE OFFENSE SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY SEX OFFENSE AS DEFINED UNDER SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-A OF THE CORRECTION LAW, MAY AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF A PERI- OD OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF HIS OR HER PREVIOUS CONVICTION, SATIS- FACTORY COMPLETION OF HIS OR HER PROBATION, PAROLE, SUPERVISED RELEASE AND PAID ANY FINES IMPOSED OR RESTITUTION ORDERED, WHICHEVER IS LATER, MAY PRESENT A VERIFIED PETITION TO THE CRIMINAL TERM OF THE SUPREME COURT IN THE COUNTY OF CONVICTION OR THE COUNTY COURT IN THE COUNTY OF CONVICTION SEEKING AN ORDER THAT SUCH CONVICTION AND ALL RECORDS AND INFORMATION PERTAINING THERETO BE EXPUNGED. 2. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "JUVENILE" SHALL MEAN A PERSON BETWEEN THE AGES OF SEVEN AND EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE. 3. (A) A COPY OF THE PETITION FOR EXPUNGEMENT TOGETHER WITH A COPY OF ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS SHALL BE SERVED UPON: (I) THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SERVICING THE COUNTY OF CONVICTION; (II) THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE STATE POLICE AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE JURISDICTION OF CONVICTION; AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10045-02-5 S. 4454 2
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