Assembly Bill A8286

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the transmission of reports of missing persons to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System

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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-A8286 - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§837-e & 837-f-2, Exec L

2017-A8286 - Summary

Requires the transmission of reports of missing persons to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System when such person has been missing for thirty days.

2017-A8286 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8286
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  the  transmission  of
   reports  of  missing  persons to the National Missing and Unidentified
   Persons System
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 837-e of the executive law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
   1-B. IN THE EVENT THAT A CHILD REPORTED  AS  MISSING  REMAINS  MISSING
 THIRTY  DAYS  AFTER ENTRY OF A REPORT OF A MISSING CHILD INTO THE REGIS-
 TER, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL TRANSMIT THE REPORT OF THE MISSING CHILD  TO
 THE  NATIONAL  MISSING  AND  UNIDENTIFIED  PERSONS SYSTEM CREATED BY THE
 UNITED STATES OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAM'S NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE;
 PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  NOTHING  WITHIN  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE
 CONSTRUED  TO  PROHIBIT  TRANSMITTING A REPORT OF A MISSING CHILD TO THE
 NATIONAL MISSING AND UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS SYSTEM SOONER THAN THIRTY DAYS
 AFTER SUCH CHILD IS REPORTED AS MISSING.
   § 2. Paragraphs (e) and (f) of subdivision 4 of section 837-e  of  the
 executive  law,  as  amended  by  chapter  652  of the laws of 1987, are
 amended to read as follows:
   (e) insuring the proper disposition of  all  obsolete  register  data,
 provided  however that such data for a person who has reached the age of
 eighteen and remains missing shall be preserved; [and]
   (f) linking the register with the national  crime  information  center
 register.; AND
   (G)  ESTABLISHING  PROCEDURES  FOR  TRANSMITTING A REPORT OF A MISSING
 CHILD TO THE NATIONAL MISSING AND UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS SYSTEM CREATED BY
 THE UNITED STATES OFFICE OF  JUSTICE  PROGRAM'S  NATIONAL  INSTITUTE  OF
 JUSTICE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE-B OF THIS SECTION.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11876-01-7

co-Sponsors

2017-A8286A - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§837-e & 837-f-2, Exec L

2017-A8286A - Summary

Requires the transmission of reports of missing persons to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System when such person has been missing for thirty days.

2017-A8286A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8286--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, in relation to the transmission of
   reports of missing persons to the National  Missing  and  Unidentified
   Persons System
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 837-e of the executive law is amended by  adding  a
 new subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
   1-B.  THE  DIVISION  SHALL TRANSMIT THE REPORT OF THE MISSING CHILD TO
 THE NATIONAL MISSING AND UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS SYSTEM  (NAMUS)  NO  LATER
 THAN  THIRTY  DAYS  AFTER  ENTRY OF A REPORT OF A MISSING CHILD INTO THE
 REGISTER.
   § 2. Paragraphs (e) and (f) of subdivision 4 of section 837-e  of  the
 executive  law,  as  amended  by  chapter  652  of the laws of 1987, are
 amended to read as follows:
   (e) insuring the proper disposition of  all  obsolete  register  data,
 provided  however that such data for a person who has reached the age of
 eighteen and remains missing shall be preserved; [and]
   (f) linking the register with the national  crime  information  center
 register.; AND
   (G)  ESTABLISHING  PROCEDURES  FOR  TRANSMITTING A REPORT OF A MISSING
 CHILD TO THE NATIONAL MISSING AND UNIDENTIFIED  PERSONS  SYSTEM  (NAMUS)
 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE-B OF THIS SECTION.
   §  3. Section 837-f-2 of the executive law, as added by chapter 316 of
 the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   § 837-f-2. Missing adults. In the event that a police agency  receives
 a  report  that  an  adult  person is missing from his or her normal and
 ordinary place of residence and whose whereabouts cannot  be  determined
 by  an  individual whose relationship with such adult person would place

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

co-Sponsors

2017-A8286B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§837-e & 837-f-2, Exec L

2017-A8286B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the transmission of reports of missing persons to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System when such person has been missing for thirty days.

2017-A8286B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8286--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. OTIS, McDONALD, JOYNER -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Governmental Operations --  committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules --  Rules
   Committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  the  transmission  of
   reports  of  missing  persons to the National Missing and Unidentified
   Persons System
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 837-e of the executive law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
   1-B. THE DIVISION SHALL TRANSMIT THE REPORT OF THE  MISSING  CHILD  TO
 THE  NATIONAL  MISSING  AND UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS SYSTEM (NAMUS) NO LATER
 THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF A REPORT OF A  MISSING  CHILD  INTO  THE
 REGISTER.
   §  2.  Paragraphs (e) and (f) of subdivision 4 of section 837-e of the
 executive law, as amended by chapter  652  of  the  laws  of  1987,  are
 amended to read as follows:
   (e)  insuring  the  proper  disposition of all obsolete register data,
 provided however that such data for a person who has reached the age  of
 eighteen and remains missing shall be preserved; [and]
   (f)  linking  the  register with the national crime information center
 register; AND
   (G) ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR TRANSMITTING A  REPORT  OF  A  MISSING
 CHILD  TO  THE  NATIONAL MISSING AND UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS SYSTEM (NAMUS)
 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE-B OF THIS SECTION.
   § 3. Section 837-f-2 of the executive law, as added by chapter 316  of
 the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11876-04-7

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