Assembly Bill A2894

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes fingerprinting of juvenile delinquents who commit a felony

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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-A2894 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Family Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง306.1, Fam Ct Act
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A1735

2011-A2894 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the fingerprinting of juvenile delinquents who commit a felony; such fingerprints shall become part of such juvenile's adult criminal record upon subsequent commission of felony.

2011-A2894 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2894

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CALHOUN, J. MILLER, KOLB -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M.  of A. BUTLER, CONTE, CROUCH, FINCH, OAKS, SAYWARD, TEDISCO, THIELE
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to the  fingerprinting
  of juvenile delinquents

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 306.1 of the family court act,  as
amended  by  chapter  645  of  the  laws  of 1996, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. Following the arrest of a child alleged to  be  a  juvenile  delin-
quent, or the filing of a delinquency petition involving a child who has
not  been  arrested,  the  arresting officer or other appropriate police
officer or agency shall take or cause to be taken fingerprints  of  such
child if[:
  (a)  the  child is eleven years of age or older and the crime which is
the subject of the arrest or which is charged in  the  petition  consti-
tutes a class A or B felony; or
  (b) the child is thirteen years of age or older and the crime which is
the  subject  of  the arrest or which is charged in the petition consti-
tutes a class C, D or E felony] THE CRIME WHICH IS THE  SUBJECT  OF  THE
ARREST OR WHICH IS CHARGED IN THE PETITION CONSTITUTES A FELONY.
  S  2. Subdivision 4 of section 306.1 of the family court act, as added
by chapter 920 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows:
  4. Upon the taking of fingerprints pursuant  to  subdivision  one  the
appropriate  officer or agency shall, without unnecessary delay, forward
such fingerprints to the division  of  criminal  justice  services  [and
shall  not  retain  such  fingerprints  or  any copy thereof]. Copies of
photographs and palmprints taken pursuant to this section shall be  kept
confidential  and  only in the exclusive possession of such law enforce-
ment agency, separate and apart from files of adults UNTIL SUCH TIME  AS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02741-01-1

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