Assembly Bill A8306

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Enacts the "prison privilege limitation act"

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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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2015-A8306 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5978
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง624, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8247, S3689
2019-2020: A1349, S2212
2021-2022: A505, S1325
2023-2024: A1870, S669

2015-A8306 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "prison privilege limitation act".

2015-A8306 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8306

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 19, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. TEDISCO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Correction

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to enacting the  "prison
  privilege limitation act"

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be  cited  as  the  "prison
privilege limitation act".
  S 2. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 624 to read
as follows:
  S  624.  LIMITATION  OF PRISON PRIVILEGES FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.  AN
INDIVIDUAL IN A STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, AS DEFINED  BY  SUBDIVISION
FOUR OF SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED AND IS SERV-
ING A SENTENCE PURSUANT TO SECTION 125.25, 125.26, 125.27, 130.30 AND/OR
130.35  OF  THE  PENAL LAW, EXCEPT FOR THE PURPOSES OF RECEIVING MEDICAL
TREATMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER,  SHALL
NOT  BE  LEFT  IN  THE  COMPANY  OF  CIVILIANS  WITHOUT SUPERVISION OF A
CORRECTION OFFICER OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. IN  NO  CASE  SHALL  SUCH
INDIVIDUAL BE GRANTED THE PRIVILEGE OF WEARING CIVILIAN CLOTHING.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11689-04-5

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