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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Jan 08, 2015 |
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Assembly Bill A1072
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BRAUNSTEIN
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
co-Sponsors
Matthew Titone
Ellen C. Jaffee
Vivian Cook
David Weprin
multi-Sponsors
Dov Hikind
David McDonough
Jose Rivera
2015-A1072 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S3876
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Criminal Procedure Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง60.23, CP L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
A1816, S5732
2017-2018: A257, S5901
2019-2020: A673, S2182
2021-2022: A347, S3348
2023-2024: S971
2015-A1072 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1072 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 8, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, TITONE, JAFFEE, COOK, WEPRIN, ENGLE- BRIGHT, BRINDISI, STECK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HIKIND, McDONOUGH, RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to confidential informants THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new section 60.23 to read as follows: S 60.23 RULES OF EVIDENCE; CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT" MEANS A PERSON WHO COOPERATES WITH A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY CONFIDENTIALLY IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE PERSON OR THE AGENCY'S INTELLIGENCE GATHERING OR INVESTIGATIVE EFFORTS AND: (I) SEEKS TO AVOID ARREST OR PROSECUTION FOR A CRIME, OR MITIGATE PUNISHMENT FOR A CRIME IN WHICH A SENTENCE WILL BE OR HAS BEEN IMPOSED; AND (II) IS ABLE, BY REASON OF HIS OR HER FAMILIARITY OR CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH SUSPECTED CRIMINALS, TO: (A) MAKE A CONTROLLED BUY OR CONTROLLED SALE OF CONTRABAND, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, OR OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO A CRIMINAL INVESTI- GATION; (B) SUPPLY REGULAR OR CONSTANT INFORMATION ABOUT SUSPECTED OR ACTUAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; OR (C) OTHERWISE PROVIDE INFORMATION IMPORTANT TO ONGOING CRIMINAL INTEL- LIGENCE GATHERING OR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE EFFORTS. (B) "CONTROLLED BUY" MEANS THE PURCHASE OF CONTRABAND, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, OR OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION FROM A TARGET OFFENDER WHICH IS INITIATED, MANAGED, OVERSEEN OR PARTIC- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02321-01-5
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