Senate Bill S4157

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to raising the age for prosecution of certain crimes

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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-S4157 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4876
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Family Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd Fam Ct Act, generally; amd §§153-k, 371, 398, 404 & 409-a, add Art 6 Title 12 §§458-m & 458-n, Soc Serv L; amd §§30.00, 60.02, 60.10, 70.05, 70.20, 70.30 & 10.00, Pen L; amd §74, Chap 3 of 1995; amd CP L, generally; amd §500-a, rpld §500-b sub 4, sub 8 ¶(c) sub¶ 3, §500-b sub 13, Cor L; amd §3214, Ed L; amd Exec L, generally; amd §§109-c & 510, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S5642, A7642

2017-S4157 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to raising the age for prosecution of certain crimes; amends the definitions for juvenile delinquent, persons in need of supervision, infant and juvenile offender; creates a youth part for certain proceedings involving juvenile offenders; and establishes that no county jail be used for the confinement of persons under the age of eighteen.

2017-S4157 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4157 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   4157
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. MONTGOMERY, BRESLIN, COMRIE, DILAN, HAMILTON, KRUEG-
   ER,  PARKER,  PERALTA,  PERKINS, RIVERA, SANDERS, SERRANO, SQUADRON --
   read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
   the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  family  court  act, in relation to family court
   proceedings, jurisdiction of the court,  the  definition  of  juvenile
   delinquent,  the definition of a designated felony act, the procedures
   regarding the adjustment of  cases  from  criminal  courts  to  family
   court,  the age at which children may be tried as an adult for various
   felonies, and the manner in which courts  handle  juvenile  delinquent
   cases;  to  amend  the  social  services  law,  in  relation  to state
   reimbursement for expenditures made by social services  districts  for
   various services; to amend the social services law, in relation to the
   definitions of juvenile delinquent and persons in need of supervision;
   to  amend  the penal law, in relation to the definition of infancy and
   the authorized dispositions, sentences, and  periods  of  post-release
   supervision  for juvenile offenders; to amend chapter 3 of the laws of
   1995, enacting the sentencing reform  act  of  1995,  in  relation  to
   extending  the  expiration  of  certain provisions of such chapter; to
   amend the criminal procedure law, in relation  to  the  definition  of
   juvenile offender; to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to
   the  arrest  of  a juvenile offender without a warrant; in relation to
   conditional sealing of certain convictions; in relation to removal  of
   certain  proceedings  to  family  court;  in  relation  to  joinder of
   offenses and consolidation of indictments; in relation to  appearances
   and  hearings  for  and  placements  of certain juvenile offenders; in
   relation to raising the age for juvenile offender status; in  relation
   to  creating  a  youth part for certain proceedings involving juvenile
   offenders; to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring  that
   no county jail be used for the confinement of persons under the age of
   eighteen; to amend the education law, in relation to certain contracts
   with  the  office of children and family services; to amend the educa-
   tion law, in relation to the possession of a gun on school grounds  by
   a  student; to amend the executive law, in relation to persons in need
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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