STATE OF NEW YORK
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7433
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
October 13, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to authorizing
electronic court appearances in Seneca county
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, Seneca, Tompkins, Chautauqua,
11 Cattaraugus, Clinton, Essex, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Warren, Westches-
12 ter, Suffolk, Herkimer or Franklin county, provided that the chief
13 administrator of the courts has authorized the use of electronic appear-
14 ance and the defendant, after consultation with counsel, consents on the
15 record. Such consent shall be required at the commencement of each elec-
16 tronic appearance to such electronic appearance.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that
18 the amendments to section 182.20 of the criminal procedure law made by
19 section one of this act, shall not affect the repeal of such section and
20 shall be deemed repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13196-01-1
