STATE OF NEW YORK
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8780
IN ASSEMBLY
February 12, 2014
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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:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subdivision 3 of section 190.25 of the
2 criminal procedure law, as amended by chapter 405 of the laws of 2010,
3 is amended to read as follows:
4 (h) A social worker, rape crisis counselor, psychologist or other
5 professional providing emotional support to a child witness twelve years
6 old or younger, or a social worker or informal caregiver, as provided in
7 subdivision two of section two hundred six of the elder law, for a
8 vulnerable elderly person as provided in subdivision three of section
9 260.31 of the penal law, who is called to give evidence in a grand jury
10 proceeding concerning a crime defined in article one hundred twenty-one,
11 article one hundred thirty, article two hundred sixty, section 120.10,
12 125.10, 125.15, 125.20, 125.25, 125.26, 125.27, 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27
13 of the penal law provided that the district attorney consents. Such
14 support person shall not provide the witness with an answer to any ques-
15 tion or otherwise participate in such proceeding and shall first take an
16 oath before the grand jury that he or she will keep secret all matters
17 before such grand jury within his or her knowledge.
18 § 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
