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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 27, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A3350
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PERRY
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A3350 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S2167
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Criminal Procedure Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง160.65, CP L
2009-A3350 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Enacts the "Clear Your Good Name Act"; requires all state and municipal law enforcement agencies to expunge references to and records of "voidable arrests", as defined herein; provides criminal penalties for knowing violation of duty to expunge or for releasing a record of a voidable arrest which should have been expunged; provides for statistical reporting without identification of the person arrested of the number of voidable arrests and the number of records expunged pursuant to this act, and for reporting by the attorney general of such numbers to both houses of the legislature at least annually.
2009-A3350 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3350 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 27, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GREENE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to enacting the "Clear Your Good Name Act" to require state and municipal law enforce- ment agencies to expunge voidable arrest records THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Clear Your Good Name Act". S 2. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new section 160.65 to read as follows: S 160.65 EXPUNGEMENT OF VOIDABLE ARREST REFERENCES AND RECORDS. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM: (A) "ARREST" MEANS ANY STOP, DETENTION OR RESTRICTION OF MOVEMENT OF ANY PERSON MADE BY ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF A STATE OR MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; OR MADE BY A PRIVATE SECURITY GUARD OR CITIZEN OR OTHER PERSON IF THE PERSON STOPPED OR DETAINED OR WHOSE MOVEMENT IS RESTRICTED IS SUBSEQUENTLY SURRENDERED BY THE PRIVATE SECURITY GUARD, CITIZEN OR OTHER PERSON TO THE CUSTODY OF ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR OF A STATE OR MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. (B) "RECORD" SHALL BE CONSTRUED BROADLY AND MEANS ANY FORM OF INFORMA- TION OR EVIDENCE CONTAINED, PRESERVED OR MEMORIALIZED UPON ANY MEDIUM WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY FORM OF PAPER OR ELECTRON- IC MEDIUM, OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF, AND SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, FINGERPRINT RECORDS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND ANY OTHER IDENTIFICA- TION RECORDS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DNA EVIDENCE. (C) "STATE OR MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY" MEANS THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES, THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE, ANY MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE STATE, ANY OTHER BUREAU, DEPARTMENT, DIVISION OR AGENCY OF THE STATE OR OF A MUNICIPALITY OR OF ANY PUBLIC AUTHORITY WHICH BUREAU, DEPARTMENT, DIVISION OR AGENCY IS CHARGED WITH LAW EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01813-01-9
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