Assembly Bill A4994

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Permits the electronic appearance of a defendant in the county of Jefferson

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    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A4994 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4384
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §182.20, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7385

2023-A4994 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits the electronic appearance of a defendant in the county of Jefferson.

2023-A4994 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4994
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BLANKENBUSH -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in  relation  to  permitting
   the electronic appearance of a defendant in the county of Jefferson
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 182.20 of the  criminal  procedure
 law,  as  separately amended by chapters 242, 246, 252, 254, 321 and 351
 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except  as  provided
 in  section  182.30  of  this article, the court, in its discretion, may
 dispense with the  personal  appearance  of  the  defendant,  except  an
 appearance  at  a hearing or trial, and conduct an electronic appearance
 in connection with a criminal action pending in Albany,  Bronx,  Broome,
 Erie,  JEFFERSON,  Kings,  New York, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario,
 Orange, Putnam, Queens,  Richmond,  Rockland,  Saratoga,  St.  Lawrence,
 Seneca,  Steuben,  Tompkins,  Chautauqua,  Cattaraugus,  Clinton, Essex,
 Montgomery, Rensselaer, Sullivan, Warren, Westchester, Suffolk,  Herkim-
 er,  Franklin,  Chemung,  Schuyler,  or  Yates county, provided that the
 chief administrator of the courts has authorized the use  of  electronic
 appearance  and the defendant, after consultation with counsel, consents
 on the record. Such consent shall be required  at  the  commencement  of
 each electronic appearance to such electronic appearance.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, the
 amendments to subdivision 1 of section 182.20 of the criminal  procedure
 law  made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such
 section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06853-01-3

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