Senate Bill S4730

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the taking of DNA samples

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S4730 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §995-c, Exec L

2013-S4730 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the taking of DNA samples.

2013-S4730 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4730 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4730

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 19, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. SKELOS -- (at request of the Office of Court Adminis-
  tration)  --  read  twice  and ordered printed, and when printed to be
  committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation  to  the  taking  of  DNA
  samples

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3  of  section  995-c  of  the
executive  law, as amended by chapter 19 of the laws of 2012, is amended
to read as follows:
  (a) Any designated offender subsequent to  conviction  and  sentencing
for a crime specified in subdivision seven of section nine hundred nine-
ty-five of this article, shall be required to provide a sample appropri-
ate for DNA testing to determine identification characteristics specific
to  such  person  and to be included in a state DNA identification index
pursuant to this article; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, NO  SUCH  SAMPLE  SHALL  BE
REQUIRED  WHERE  SUCH  OFFENDER  HAS PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED A SAMPLE AND IS
CURRENTLY INCLUDED IN THE STATE DNA IDENTIFICATION INDEX.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09836-01-3


              

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