Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 22, 2024 |
held for consideration in judiciary |
Mar 14, 2024 |
referred to judiciary |
Assembly Bill A9467
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
TAGUE
Current 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
co-Sponsors
Kenneth Blankenbush
Marjorie Byrnes
Stephen Hawley
Eric Brown
2023-A9467 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Uniform Justice Court Act
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §109, UJCA; amd §§216, 849-h, 849-i & 219-b, Judy L; amd §2.10, CP L
2023-A9467 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9467 I N A S S E M B L Y March 14, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TAGUE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the uniform justice court act, the judiciary law, and the criminal procedure law, in relation to providing for the presence of either a uniformed court officer or law enforcement officer during court proceedings THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 109 of the uniform justice court act is amended by adding a new closing paragraph to read as follows: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS SHALL, UPON REQUEST BY THE MUNICIPALITY, ENSURE THE ASSIGNMENT AND PRESENCE OF A UNIFORMED COURT OFFICER DURING COURT PROCEEDINGS. IF A UNIFORMED COURT OFFICER IS NOT AVAILABLE, THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING AND ENSURING THE PRESENCE OF A LAW ENFORCE- MENT OFFICIAL DURING SUCH COURT PROCEEDINGS. POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS WHICH PROVIDE SECURITY SERVICES FOR THE COURTS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE STATE. NO COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FACILITATING THE PRESENCE OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN LIEU OF A UNIFORMED COURT OFFI- CER SHALL BE INCURRED BY THE MUNICIPALITY. § 2. Section 216 of the judiciary law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 7. THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS SHALL, UPON REQUEST BY THE MUNICIPALITY, ENSURE THE ASSIGNMENT AND PRESENCE OF A UNIFORMED COURT OFFICER DURING COURT PROCEEDINGS. IF A UNIFORMED COURT OFFICER IS NOT AVAILABLE, THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING AND ENSURING THE PRESENCE OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL DURING SUCH COURT PROCEEDINGS. § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 849-h of the judiciary law, as added by chapter 280 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows: 2. Funds available pursuant to this article may be used for any purpose having as its end enhancement of the justice courts' ability to provide suitable and sufficient services to their respective communi- ties. These purposes may include, but shall not be limited to, COSTS EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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