Senate Bill S2723

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Allows for electronic court appearance in any county of the state, except an appearance at a hearing or trial

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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-S2723 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง182.20, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6019
2013-2014: S3870
2017-2018: S2729
2019-2020: S4754
2021-2022: S4129
2023-2024: S4614

2015-S2723 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for electronic court appearance in a criminal action, anywhere in the state, at the discretion of the court having jurisdiction of the defendant; provides that the defendant must, after consultation with counsel, consent on the record; provides that the chief administrator of the courts must first approve the use of such electronic appearance.

2015-S2723 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2723 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2723

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 28, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, HANNON, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE, SAVINO -- read
  twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the
  Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in  relation  to  electronic
  court appearance statewide

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 182.20 of the  criminal  procedure
law,  as  amended by chapter 332 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read
as follows:
  1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except  as  provided
in  section  182.30  of  this article, the court, in its discretion, may
dispense with the  personal  appearance  of  the  defendant,  except  an
appearance  at  a hearing or trial, and conduct an electronic appearance
in connection with a criminal action [pending in Albany, Bronx,  Broome,
Erie,  Kings,  New  York,  Niagara,  Oneida,  Onondaga, Ontario, Orange,
Putnam, Queens, Richmond, St. Lawrence, Tompkins, Chautauqua,  Cattarau-
gus,   Clinton,  Essex,  Montgomery,  Rensselaer,  Warren,  Westchester,
Suffolk, Herkimer or Franklin county], provided that the chief  adminis-
trator of the courts has authorized the use of electronic appearance and
the  defendant, after consultation with counsel, consents on the record.
Such consent shall be required at the commencement  of  each  electronic
appearance to such electronic appearance.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
the amendment to subdivision 1 of section 182.20 of the criminal  proce-
dure  law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of
such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07203-01-5

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