S06019 Summary:

BILL NOS06019
 
SAME ASSAME AS A01904
 
SPONSORGRIFFO
 
COSPNSRRITCHIE
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd S182.20, CP L
 
Provides for electronic court appearance in a criminal action, anywhere in the state, in the discretion of the court having jurisdiction of the defendant; provides that the defendant must, after consultation with counsel, consent on the record; provides that the chief administrator of the courts must first approve the use of such electronic appearance.
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S06019 Actions:

BILL NOS06019
 
01/04/2012REFERRED TO CODES
05/15/20121ST REPORT CAL.766
05/16/20122ND REPORT CAL.
05/21/2012ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
06/21/2012COMMITTED TO RULES
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S06019 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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S06019 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          6019
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 4, 2012
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- 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  electronic
          court appearance statewide
 
          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 332 of the laws of 2009, 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, that
    18  the amendment to subdivision 1 of section 182.20 of the criminal  proce-
    19  dure  law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of
    20  such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04159-01-1
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