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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Apr 24, 2017 |
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Assembly Bill A7323
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
TITONE
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
Michael Cusick
Richard Gottfried
Erik Dilan
Michaelle C. Solages
multi-Sponsors
Michael DenDekker
Peter Lawrence
Jo Anne Simon
Fred Thiele
2017-A7323 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Criminal Procedure Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §190.25, CP L; amd §215.70, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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A3462
2017-A7323 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7323 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 24, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TITONE, CUSICK, GOTTFRIED, DILAN, SOLAGES, WALK- ER, SEPULVEDA, BARRON, COOK, PICHARDO, ARROYO, STECK, PERRY, TITUS, BLAKE, MOSLEY, WEPRIN, GALEF, PAULIN, COLTON, ABINANTI, AUBRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DenDEKKER, LAWRENCE, SIMON, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law and the penal law, in relation to the disclosure of information attending grand jury proceedings THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 190.25 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by chapter 677 of the laws of 1985, is amended and a new paragraph (c) is added to read as follows: (a) Grand jury proceedings are secret, and no grand juror, or other person, EXCEPT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, specified in subdivision three of this section or section 215.70 of the penal law, may, except in the lawful discharge of his OR HER duties or upon written order of the court, disclose the nature or substance of any grand jury testimony, evidence, or any decision, result or other matter attending a grand jury proceeding. For the purpose of assisting the grand jury in conducting its investigation, evidence obtained by a grand jury may be independent- ly examined by the district attorney, members of his OR HER staff, police officers specifically assigned to the investigation, and such other persons as the court may specifically authorize. [Such evidence may not be disclosed to other persons without a court order.] THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY MAY DISCLOSE THE NATURE OR SUBSTANCE OF ANY GRAND JURY TESTIMONY, EVIDENCE, OR ANY DECISION, RESULT OR OTHER MATTER ATTENDING A GRAND JURY PROCEEDING IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE BASED ON A VALID WRIT- TEN REQUEST. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit a witness from disclosing his OR HER own testimony. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11009-01-7
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