Assembly Bill A8780

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to grand jury proceedings

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7188 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-A8780 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7188
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง190.25, CP L

2013-A8780 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to grand jury proceedings.

2013-A8780 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8780

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, ROSA, SIMOTAS, ENGLEBRIGHT, GUNTHER,
  JAFFEE,  OTIS,  CLARK,  COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. JACOBS,
  MAGEE,  MARKEY,  PEOPLES-STOKES,  PERRY,  SKARTADOS,  STECK,  SWEENEY,
  THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

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

  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 405 of the laws  of  2010,
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, article two hundred sixty, section 120.10,
125.10, 125.15, 125.20, 125.25, 125.26, 125.27, 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 ques-
tion or otherwise 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.
                                                           LBD13772-01-4


              

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