Assembly Actions -
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Mar 26, 2024 |
referred to correction |
Assembly Bill A9624
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DILAN
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
Jeffrion Aubry
Karines Reyes
Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
Kenny Burgos
2023-A9624 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S9058
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Correction
- Law Section:
- Correction Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §11, Cor L
2023-A9624 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides for automatic issuance of identification cards to incarcerated individuals and assistance with obtaining copies of any documents needed to apply for identification cards, including, but not limited to, an incarcerated individual's social security card and birth certificate.
2023-A9624 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9624 I N A S S E M B L Y March 26, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DILAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to providing for auto- matic issuance of identification cards to incarcerated individuals and assistance with obtaining copies of certain documents THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 11 of the correction law, as added by section 1 of part Q of chapter 58 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows: § 11. Identification card program. 1. For purposes of this section, "identification card" shall have the same meaning as defined in section four hundred ninety of the vehicle and traffic law. 2. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of motor vehicles, shall develop a program that would [allow] AUTOMATICALLY PROVIDE incarcerated individuals without an identification card, or incarcerated individuals who have not been issued a driver's license or learner's permit by the commissioner of motor vehicles, or incarcerated individuals whose driver's license or learner's permit is expired, suspended, revoked or surrendered, or incarcerated individuals whose identification card is expired, [to obtain] WITH an identification card prior to the incarcerated individual's release from an institution or correctional facility under the jurisdiction of the department or upon the individual's release from an institution or correctional facility under the jurisdiction of the department at the option of the incarcer- ated individual. 3. The sentence and commitment or certificate of conviction of an incarcerated individual shall be deemed sufficient to grant authori- zation to the department of corrections and community supervision to assist an incarcerated individual in an institution or correctional facility under the jurisdiction of such department to apply for and obtain an identification card from the department of motor vehicles. 4. (a) Prior to an incarcerated individual's release from an institu- tion or correctional facility under the jurisdiction of the department, the department shall notify the incarcerated individual, verbally and in EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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