Assembly Bill A5640

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a third-party secure vendor mail program

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A5640 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §112, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9586

2023-A5640 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a third-party secure vendor mail program for the delivery of all products to incarcerated individuals housed at correctional facilities.

2023-A5640 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5640
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PALMESANO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to establishing a third-
   party secure vendor mail program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section  112 of the correction law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A  THIRD-PARTY  SECURE  VENDOR
 MAIL  PROGRAM  TO  BE  UTILIZED  FOR  THE DELIVERY OF ALL NON-PRIVILEGED
 CORRESPONDENCE TO INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 THE ORDER AND DELIVERY  OF  ALL  PRODUCTS  TO  INCARCERATED  INDIVIDUALS
 HOUSED AT CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
   (B)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROVIDE  DATA ON CONTRABAND CONFISCATED
 THROUGH THE THIRD-PARTY SECURE VENDOR MAIL PROGRAM TO THE LEGISLATURE BY
 DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST EACH YEAR.
   (C) THE COMMISSIONER MAY PROMULGATE ANY RULES AND  REGULATIONS  NECES-
 SARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08495-01-3

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