Senate Bill S1716

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes new criminal discovery rules; repealer

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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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2019-S1716 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1431
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld Art 240, add Art 245 §§245.10 - 245.90, amd §§610.20, 65.20, 200.95, 255.10, 255.20, 340.30, 400.27 & 440.30, CP L; amd §§450.10, 460.80 & 480.10, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6907
2013-2014: A3667
2015-2016: A2924
2017-2018: S8707, A4360

2019-S1716 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes new criminal discovery rules; amends cross references.

2019-S1716 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1716 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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     S. 1716                                                  A. 1431
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sens.  BAILEY, BENJAMIN, BIAGGI, COMRIE,
   GIANARIS,  HOYLMAN,  KAVANAGH,  KRUEGER,  MONTGOMERY,  MYRIE,  PARKER,
   PERSAUD,  RAMOS,  RIVERA, SAVINO, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Codes

 IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M. of A. LENTOL, TAYLOR, PERRY, ORTIZ,
   JEAN-PIERRE, WEPRIN, DICKENS,  JAFFEE,  BURKE,  CRUZ,  FALL,  FRONTUS,
   JACOBSON,  RAYNOR, REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the  criminal  procedure  law  and  the  penal  law,  in
   relation  to  establishing new criminal discovery rules; and to repeal
   article 240 of the criminal procedure law relating thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 240 of the criminal procedure law is REPEALED.
   § 2. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new article 245
 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 245
                                 DISCOVERY
 SECTION 245.05 FIRST COURT APPEARANCE.
         245.10 TIMING OF DISCOVERY.
         245.20 AUTOMATIC DISCOVERY.
         245.25 DISCLOSURE PRIOR TO CERTAIN GUILTY PLEAS.
         245.30 COURT ORDERS FOR PRESERVATION, ACCESS OR DISCOVERY.
         245.35 COURT ORDERED PROCEDURES TO FACILITATE COMPLIANCE.
         245.40 NON-TESTIMONIAL EVIDENCE FROM THE DEFENDANT.
         245.45 DNA COMPARISON ORDER.
         245.50 CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE; READINESS FOR TRIAL.
         245.55 FLOW OF INFORMATION.
         245.60 CONTINUING DUTY TO DISCLOSE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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