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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Apr 12, 2021 |
referred to local government |
Senate Bill S6161
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government 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-S6161 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Local Government
- Law Section:
- County Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §700, County L; amd §259-c, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018:
S8327
2019-2020: S3179
2023-2024: S4768
2021-S6161 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to creating an appeals process for the district attorney in the county where the crime was committed where family members of a victim or persons residing in a county where an offender committed a crime can appeal the board's decision to release the offender if the offender committed certain criminal offenses.
2021-S6161 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6161 SPONSOR: LANZA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the county law and the executive law, in relation to creating an appeals process for the district attorney PURPOSE: Relates to creating an appeals process for the district attorney. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Section 700 of the county law by adding a new subdivi- sion 14, which enables victims and family members of a victim to appeal the release of a person by the parole board to the District Attorney. Section 2 amends Section 259-c of the executive law by adding a new subdivision 18 to provide that the appeal go to the district attorney offices.
2021-S6161 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6161 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 12, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the county law and the executive law, in relation to creating an appeals process for the district attorney THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 700 of the county law is amended by adding a new subdivision 14 to read as follows: 14. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, UPON THE RELEASE OF A PERSON BY THE PAROLE BOARD, A VICTIM, FAMILY MEMBERS OF A VICTIM OR PERSONS RESIDING IN THE SAME COUNTY WHERE SUCH RELEASED PERSON COMMITTED THE OFFENSE, MAY APPEAL SUCH RELEASE TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN THE COUNTY WHERE THE CRIME WAS COMMITTED TO REQUEST A REVERSAL OF THE RELEASE DECISION. THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL ONLY APPLY TO PERSONS RELEASED BY THE BOARD THAT HAVE SERVED A SENTENCE FOR AN OFFENSE DEFINED IN SECTION 125.20, 125.25, 130.25, 130.30, OR 130.35 OF THE PENAL LAW, OR IS A LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDER AS DETERMINED BY THE DIVI- SION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "FAMILY MEMBER" SHALL MEAN A HUSBAND, WIFE, FATHER, MOTHER, DAUGHTER, SON, BROTHER, SISTER, STEPPARENT, GRANDPARENT, STEPCHILD, OR GRANDCHILD. § 2. Section 259-c of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 18 to read as follows: 18. ASSIST LOCAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY OFFICES WITH THE APPEAL PROCESS ESTABLISHED UNDER SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN OF SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED OF THE COUNTY LAW. § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06704-01-1
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