Senate Bill S5832A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to grand jury proceedings and operation

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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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2015-S5832 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §190.25, CP L

2015-S5832 - Summary

Relates to grand jury proceedings and operation.

2015-S5832 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5832 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5832

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 5, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- 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  grand  jury
  proceedings and operation

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subdivision 3 of  section  190.25  of  the
criminal  procedure  law, as amended by chapter 347 of the laws of 2014,
is amended to read as follows:
  (h) A social worker, rape  crisis  counselor,  psychologist  or  other
professional providing emotional support to a child witness twelve years
old or younger, or a social worker or informal caregiver, as provided in
subdivision  two  of  section  two  hundred  six of the elder law, for a
vulnerable elderly person as provided in subdivision  three  of  section
260.31  of the penal law, who is called to give evidence in a grand jury
proceeding concerning a crime defined in article one hundred twenty-one,
article one hundred thirty, ARTICLES ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE, ONE HUNDRED
FIFTY-SIX, ONE HUNDRED  FIFTY-EIGHT,  ONE  HUNDRED  SIXTY,  ONE  HUNDRED
SIXTY-FIVE,  article  two  hundred  sixty,  [section]  SECTIONS  120.10,
125.10, 125.15, 125.20, 125.25, 125.26, 125.27, 190.77, 190.78,  190.79,
190.80,  190.80-A, 190.81, 190.82, 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27 of the penal
law provided that the district attorney consents.  Such  support  person
shall  not  provide the witness with an answer to any question or other-
wise participate in such proceeding and shall first take an oath  before
the  grand  jury that he or she will keep secret all matters before such
grand jury within his or her knowledge.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11412-01-5

2015-S5832A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §190.25, CP L

2015-S5832A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to grand jury proceedings and operation.

2015-S5832A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5832A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5832--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 5, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to grand jury
  proceedings and operation

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (h)  of subdivision 3 of section 190.25 of the
criminal procedure law, as amended by chapter 347 of the laws  of  2014,
is amended to read as follows:
  (h)  A  social  worker,  rape  crisis counselor, psychologist or other
professional providing emotional support to a child witness twelve years
old or younger, or a social worker or informal caregiver, as provided in
subdivision two of section two hundred six  of  the  elder  law,  for  a
vulnerable  elderly  person  as provided in subdivision three of section
260.31 of the penal law, who is called to give evidence in a grand  jury
proceeding concerning a crime defined in article one hundred twenty-one,
article one hundred thirty, ARTICLES ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE, ONE HUNDRED
FIFTY-SIX,  ONE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-EIGHT,  ONE  HUNDRED  SIXTY, ONE HUNDRED
SIXTY-FIVE,  article  two  hundred  sixty,  [section]  SECTIONS  120.10,
125.10,  125.15, 125.20, 125.25, 125.26, 125.27, 190.78, 190.79, 190.80,
190.80-A, 190.81, 190.82, 190.83, 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27 of the  penal
law  provided  that  the district attorney consents. Such support person
shall not provide the witness with an answer to any question  or  other-
wise  participate in such proceeding and shall first take an oath before
the grand jury that he or she will keep secret all matters  before  such
grand jury within his or her knowledge.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11412-02-5

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