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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Jan 07, 2011 |
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Assembly Bill A1418
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LENTOL
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
2011-A1418 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A1418 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1418 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 7, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the mini- mum period of time that forensic samples should be retained by inves- tigating authorities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph (ix) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 9 of section 995-b of the executive law, as added by chapter 737 of the laws of 1994, is amended and a new subparagraph (x) is added to read as follows: (ix) such policy shall provide for the mutual exchange, use and stor- age of DNA records with the system of DNA identification utilized by the federal bureau of investigation provided that the commission determines that such exchange, use and storage are consistent with the provisions of this article and applicable provisions of law[.]; AND (X) SUCH POLICY, WHICH SHALL BE DEVELOPED AND PROMULGATED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, SHALL DETERMINE, CONSISTENT WITH THIS ARTICLE, THE APPROPRIATE MINIMUM PERIOD OF TIME THAT FORENSIC SAMPLES OF BLOOD, TISSUE AND OTHER BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL, OBTAINED IN CONNECTION WITH THE FORENSIC EXAMINATION OF CRIME SCENES, SHOULD BE RETAINED BY INVESTIGATING AUTHORITIES AND THE TIME OR SPECI- FIED EVENT OR EVENTS, IF ANY, AFTER WHICH, CONSISTENT WITH THE INTEREST OF ALL PERSONS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, SUCH SAMPLES MAY BE DESTROYED. PEND- ING THE PROMULGATION OF A POLICY ADDRESSING THE ISSUES SET FORTH IN THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, THE COMMISSION MAY ADOPT AN INTERIM POLICY MANDATING THE PRESERVATION BY INVESTIGATING AUTHORITIES OF FORENSIC SAMPLES OF BLOOD, TISSUE AND OTHER BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL OBTAINED IN CONNECTION WITH THE FORENSIC EXAMINATION OF CRIME SCENES. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03546-01-1
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