Assembly Bill A8247

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the "prison privilege limitation act"

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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-A8247 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3689
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §625, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8306, S5978
2019-2020: A1349, S2212
2021-2022: A505, S1325
2023-2024: A1870, S669

2017-A8247 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "prison privilege limitation act".

2017-A8247 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8247
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   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".
   § 2. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 625 to read
 as follows:
   §  625.  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.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05619-01-7

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