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Jan 20, 2010 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to codes |
Feb 26, 2009 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S2658
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- 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-S2658 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A602
- Law Section:
- Criminal Procedure Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง530.70, CP L
2009-S2658 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2658 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to execution of bench warrants PURPOSE : This measure is being introduced at the request of the Chief Administrative Judge. To permit uniformed court officers in Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady and Warren Counties to execute bench warrants in their respective courthouses. Also in the city of Schenectady and, beginning April 1 (when use of State paid uniformed court officers to provide court security is slated to begin), in the city of Troy and in the counties of Sullivan, Ulster and Washington. JUSTIFICATION : In 1976, the Criminal Procedure law was amended to authorize State paid security officers in the New York City and Long Island courts to receive and execute bench warrants in the buildings in which they are employed. L. 1976, c. 265; CPL S530.70 (2) (b). In 1991, their counterparts in Westchester County likewise were granted this authority. L. 1991, c. 352. Since deputy sheriffs who provide court security in other venues (i.e., in those counties in which there are no State-paid court security officers) are, by statute, police
2009-S2658 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2658 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 26, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. VOLKER -- 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 execution of bench warrants THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 530.70 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by chapter 352 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows: 2. A bench warrant may be addressed to: (a) any police officer whose geographical area of employment embraces either the place where the offense charged was allegedly committed or the locality of the court by which the warrant is issued; or (b) any uniformed court officer for a court in the city of New York, the county of Nassau, the county of Suffolk or the county of Westchester OR FOR ANY OTHER COURT that is part of the unified court system of the state for execution in the building wherein such court officer is employed or in the immediate vicinity thereof. A bench warrant must be executed in the same manner as a warrant of arrest, as provided in section 120.80, and following the arrest, such executing police officer or court officer must without unnecessary delay bring the defendant before the court in which it is returnable; provided, however, if the court in which the bench warrant is returnable is a city, town or village court, and such court is not available, and the bench warrant is addressed to a police officer, such executing police officer must without unnecessary delay bring the defendant before an alternate local criminal court, as provided in subdivision five of section 120.90; or if the court in which the bench warrant is returnable is a superior court, and such court is not avail- able, and the bench warrant is addressed to a police officer, such executing police officer may bring the defendant to the local correc- tional facility of the county in which such court sits, to be detained EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00643-01-9
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