STATE OF NEW YORK
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8185
IN SENATE
April 13, 2020
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Introduced by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- 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 the nondis-
closure of an individual reporting a violation of a local law or ordi-
nance; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration
thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 245.20 of the
2 criminal procedure law, as added by section 2 of part LLL of chapter 59
3 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
4 (c) The names and adequate contact information for all persons other
5 than law enforcement personnel whom the prosecutor knows to have
6 evidence or information relevant to any offense charged or to any poten-
7 tial defense thereto, including a designation by the prosecutor as to
8 which of those persons may be called as witnesses; provided, however,
9 nothing in this paragraph shall require the disclosure of the name or
10 contact information for any individual reporting a violation of a local
11 law or ordinance. Nothing in this paragraph shall require the disclosure
12 of physical addresses; provided, however, upon a motion and good cause
13 shown the court may direct the disclosure of a physical address. Infor-
14 mation under this subdivision relating to a confidential informant may
15 be withheld, and redacted from discovery materials, without need for a
16 motion pursuant to section 245.70 of this article; but the prosecution
17 shall notify the defendant in writing that such information has not been
18 disclosed, unless the court rules otherwise for good cause shown.
19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
20 deemed repealed December 31, 2022.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16078-02-0
