Assembly Actions -
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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Assembly Bill A6002
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JACKSON
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2021-A6002 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A6002 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6002 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 4, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to establishing a judicial diversion program for young defendants THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new arti- cle 217 to read as follows: ARTICLE 217 JUDICIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR YOUNG DEFENDANTS SECTION 217.00 DEFINITIONS. 217.05 JUDICIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM; COURT PROCEDURES. § 217.00 DEFINITIONS. THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS ARE APPLICABLE TO THIS ARTICLE: 1. "ELIGIBLE DEFENDANT" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF TWEN- TY-FOUR WHO STANDS CHARGED WITH ANY NON-VIOLENT FELONY OR MISDEMEANOR. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "NON-VIOLENT FELONY" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE ANY FELONY NOT DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 70.02 OF THE PENAL LAW. A DEFENDANT IS NOT AN "ELIGIBLE DEFENDANT" IF HE OR SHE: (A) WITHIN THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS, EXCLUDING ANY TIME DURING WHICH THE OFFENDER WAS INCARCERATED FOR ANY REASON BETWEEN THE TIME OF COMMIS- SION OF THE PREVIOUS OFFENSE AND THE TIME OF COMMISSION OF THE PRESENT OFFENSE, HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN CONVICTED OF: (I) A VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 70.02 OF THE PENAL LAW OR (II) ANY OTHER OFFENSE FOR WHICH A MERIT TIME ALLOWANCE IS NOT AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO SUBPARA- GRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED THREE OF THE CORRECTION LAW; OR (B) HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN ADJUDICATED A SECOND VIOLENT FELONY OFFENDER PURSUANT TO SECTION 70.04 OF THE PENAL LAW OR A PERSISTENT VIOLENT FELO- NY OFFENDER PURSUANT TO SECTION 70.08 OF THE PENAL LAW. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09039-01-1
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