NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A7333B
SPONSOR: Lentol TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in
relation to providing jurisdiction to Queens county for cases arising
from Rikers Island facilities
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one amends the criminal procedure law by adding a new paragraph
n, to subdivision 4 of section 20.40 that reads:
(n) An offense committed at Rikers Island facilities shall be prosecuted
by Queens county.
Section two the bill is the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION: This bill will provide cost savings and management
efficiencies for New York City as all crimes will be handled in the
nearby Queens courts. This change will eliminate the need to drive
inmates to the Bronx for prosecution which is considerably farther from
Rikers. Additionally, since the opening of the Francis Buono bridge,
Rikers island is only accessible by the public through Queens county.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New Bill
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None,
EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on January 1, 2016 and
shall apply to prosecutions commenced on or after such effective date.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7333--B
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 10, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL, MILLER, KELLNER, GOLDFEDER, WEPRIN,
AUBRY, ROZIC, GRAF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FARRELL -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged,
bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance with
Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to providing
jurisdiction to Queens county for cases arising from Rikers Island
facilities
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 20.40 of the criminal procedure
2 law is amended by adding a new paragraph (n) to read as follows:
3 (n) An offense committed at Rikers Island facilities shall be prose-
4 cuted by Queens county.
5 § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016, and shall apply to
6 prosecutions commenced on or after such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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