Assembly Bill A4527

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits inmate of a correctional facility serving a life without parole sentence from having visitation under the family reunion program

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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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2017-A4527 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §146, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2319
2011-2012: A2034
2013-2014: A3159
2015-2016: A7134
2019-2020: A5752

2017-A4527 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits an inmate in a correctional facility serving a life without parole sentence or who has been convicted of a sex offense as defined in articles 130 and 263 of the penal law, from being eligible for conjugal visitation under the family reunion program.

2017-A4527 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4527
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAWRENCE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to visitation of inmates
   under the family reunion program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 146 of the correction law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, NO INMATE OF A
 CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY  WHO IS SERVING A SENTENCE OF LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE
 OR WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A SEX OFFENSE AS DEFINED  IN  ARTICLES  ONE
 HUNDRED  THIRTY  AND  TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THE PENAL LAW, SHALL BE
 ENTITLED TO OR BE AUTHORIZED TO HAVE VISITATION BY ANY PERSON UNDER  THE
 FAMILY REUNION PROGRAM, WHEN THAT VISIT IS FOR CONJUGAL PURPOSES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05728-01-7

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