Assembly Bill A2034

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits inmate of a correctional facility serving a life without parole sentence from having visitation under the family reunion program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A2034 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง146, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2319
2013-2014: A3159
2015-2016: A7134
2017-2018: A4527
2019-2020: A5752

2011-A2034 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits an inmate in a correctional facility serving a life without parole sentence or who has been convicted of a sex offense as defined in articles 130 and 263 of the penal law, from being eligible for conjugal visitation under the family reunion program.

2011-A2034 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2034

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. REILICH, KOLB, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to visitation of inmates
  under the family reunion program

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  146 of the correction law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, NO INMATE OF A
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WHO IS SERVING A SENTENCE OF LIFE  WITHOUT  PAROLE
OR  WHO  HAS  BEEN CONVICTED OF A SEX OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN ARTICLES ONE
HUNDRED THIRTY AND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THE PENAL  LAW,  SHALL  BE
ENTITLED  TO OR BE AUTHORIZED TO HAVE VISITATION BY ANY PERSON UNDER THE
FAMILY REUNION PROGRAM, WHEN THAT VISIT IS FOR CONJUGAL PURPOSES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03604-01-1

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