Assembly Actions -
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May 14, 2014 |
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Senate Bill S7429
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-S7429 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Criminal Procedure Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §610.40, CP L
2013-S7429 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Enacts provisions relating to service of a subpoena duces tecum when the subpoena is issued by the people and seeks a defendant's financial, employment, educational or medical records or when issued by a defendant and seeks a victim's financial, employment, educational or medical records.
2013-S7429 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7429 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to a subpoena duces tecum This measure is being introduced at the request of the Chief Administra- tive Judge upon the recommendation of her Advisory Committee on Criminal Law and Procedure. This measure would amend section 610.40 of the Criminal Procedure Law to provide that when a party issues a subpoena duces tecum for certain personal records of a defendant or victim, the adversarial party also must be provided notice. CPL Article 610 provides the statutory authority for issuing a subpoena duces tecum in a criminal case. The service requirements for such a subpoena are set forth in section 610.40, which provides: "A subpoena may be served by any person more than eighteen years old. Service must be made in the manner provided by the civil practice law and rules for the service of subpoenas in civil cases." Prior to 2003, there was no requirement in civil cases for service of a subpoena duces tecum on other parties in the litigation, and this practice therefore held true in criminal matters. In 2003, however, the Legislature amended the CPLR to provide that a subpoena duces tecum must be served on all parties. As a memorandum from the State Bar CPLR Committee explained, the purpose of the change was "to ensure that, in civil actions, items requested by the
2013-S7429 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7429 I N S E N A T E May 14, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- (at request of the Office of Court Admin- istration) -- 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 a subpoena duces tecum THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 610.40 of the criminal procedure law is amended to read as follows: S 610.40 Securing attendance of witnesses by subpoena; how and by whom subpoena may be served. A subpoena may be served by any person more than eighteen years old. Service must be made in the manner provided by the civil practice law and rules for the service of subpoenas in civil cases. UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE COURT OR IN CONNECTION WITH A GRAND JURY PROCEEDING, WHERE SERVICE IS MADE PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THREE OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, A COPY OF A SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM MUST BE SERVED ON THE ADVERSE PARTY ONLY WHEN THE SUBPOENA (I) IS ISSUED BY THE PEOPLE AND SEEKS A DEFENDANT'S FINANCIAL, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATIONAL OR MEDICAL RECORDS, OR (II) IS ISSUED BY A DEFENDANT AND SEEKS A CRIME VICTIM'S FINANCIAL, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATIONAL OR MEDICAL RECORDS. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13855-01-4
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