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                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
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 Introduced  by  Sens.  GOLDEN,  DeFRANCISCO, MARCHIONE, O'MARA, YOUNG --
   read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
   the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
 
 AN  ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to enacting the
   "Officer Randolph Holder's law"

   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 "Officer
 Randolph Holder's law."
   § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 216.00 of the  criminal
 procedure  law,  as  added by section 4 of part AAA of chapter 56 of the
 laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   (b) has previously been adjudicated a SECOND FELONY OFFENDER  PURSUANT
 TO SECTION 70.06 OF THE PENAL LAW OR A PERSISTENT FELONY OFFENDER PURSU-
 ANT  TO SECTION 70.10 OF THE PENAL LAW OR A second violent felony offen-
 der pursuant to section 70.04 of the penal law or a  persistent  violent
 felony offender pursuant to section 70.08 of the penal law.
   §  3. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 216.00 of the criminal
 procedure law, as added by section 4 of part AAA of chapter  56  of  the
 laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   (d)  any  other  information,  factor, circumstance, or recommendation
 deemed relevant by the assessing entity or specifically requested by the
 court. THIS SHALL  INCLUDE  ANY  INFORMATION,  FACTOR,  OR  CIRCUMSTANCE
 RELATING  TO  THE DEFENDANT'S POTENTIAL FOR BEHAVIOR THAT MAY JEOPARDIZE
 THE SAFETY OF OTHERS RECEIVING TREATMENT OR THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC.
   § 4. Subdivision 3 of section 216.05 of the criminal procedure law, as
 added by section 4 of part AAA of chapter 56 of the  laws  of  2009,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   3. [(a) Upon receipt of the evaluation report either party may request
 a  hearing  on  the  issue  of  whether the eligible defendant should be

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 offered alcohol or substance abuse treatment pursuant to  this  article.
 At  such  a proceeding, which shall be held as soon as practicable so as
 to facilitate early intervention in the  event  that  the  defendant  is
 found  to  need  alcohol  or  substance  abuse  treatment, the court may
 consider oral and written arguments, may take testimony  from  witnesses
 offered  by either party, and may consider any relevant evidence includ-
 ing, but not limited to, evidence that:
   (i) the defendant had within the preceding ten  years  (excluding  any
 time  during  which the offender was incarcerated for any reason between
 the time of the acts that led to the youthful offender adjudication  and
 the time of commission of the present offense) been adjudicated a youth-
 ful  offender  for:  (A)  a violent felony offense as defined in section
 70.02 of the penal law; or (B) any offense for which a merit time allow-
 ance is not available pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (d)  of
 subdivision  one  of  section eight hundred three of the correction law;
 and
   (ii) in the case of a felony offense defined in  subdivision  four  of
 section  410.91  of  this  chapter, any statement of or submitted by the
 victim, as defined in paragraph (a) of subdivision two of section 380.50
 of this chapter.
   (b)] Upon [completion of such a proceeding] CONSENT OF THE PROSECUTOR,
 the court shall consider and make  findings  of  fact  with  respect  to
 whether:
   [(i)]  (A) the defendant is an eligible defendant as defined in subdi-
 vision one of section 216.00 of this article;
   [(ii)] (B) the defendant has a history of alcohol or  substance  abuse
 or dependence;
   [(iii)]  (C)  such  alcohol  or  substance  abuse  or  dependence is a
 contributing factor to the defendant's criminal behavior;
   [(iv)] (D) the defendant's participation in judicial  diversion  could
 effectively address such abuse or dependence; [and]
   [(v)]  (E) institutional confinement of the defendant is or may not be
 necessary for the protection of the public; AND
   (F) ENTRY INTO THE DIVERSION PROGRAM POSES A RISK TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
   § 5. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.