STATE OF NEW YORK
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5084
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 27, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. LEIBELL -- 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 permitting
the electronic appearance of a defendant in the county of Putnam
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 182.20 of the criminal procedure
2 law, as amended by chapter 317 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read
3 as follows:
4 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided
5 in section 182.30 of this article, the court, in its discretion, may
6 dispense with the personal appearance of the defendant, except an
7 appearance at a hearing or trial, and conduct an electronic appearance
8 in connection with a criminal action pending in Albany, Bronx, Broome,
9 Erie, Kings, New York, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange,
10 Putnam, Queens, Richmond, St. Lawrence, Tompkins, Chautauqua, Cattarau-
11 gus, Clinton, Essex, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Warren, Westchester,
12 Suffolk, Herkimer or Franklin county, provided that the chief adminis-
13 trator of the courts has authorized the use of electronic appearance and
14 the defendant, after consultation with counsel, consents on the record.
15 Such consent shall be required at the commencement of each electronic
16 appearance to such electronic appearance.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, the
18 amendments to subdivision 1 of section 182.20 of the criminal procedure
19 law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such
20 section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05295-01-9
