Senate Bill S2409

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to undisposed cases

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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-S2409 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §845-e, Exec L; amd §212, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5357
2013-2014: S1395
2015-2016: S5092
2017-2018: S4485
2019-2020: S744
2021-2022: S4052

2023-S2409 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that when the division of criminal justice services conducts a search of its criminal history records and returns a report thereon, all references to undisposed cases shall be excluded.

2023-S2409 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2409 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2409
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. BAILEY, GOUNARDES, JACKSON, KRUEGER, MYRIE, RAMOS,
   SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
   committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law and the judiciary law, in relation to
   providing that criminal history records excludes unresolved cases

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 845-e
 to read as follows:
   § 845-E. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD SEARCHES; UNDISPOSED CASES. 1.  WHEN,
 PURSUANT  TO  STATUTE  OR  THE REGULATIONS OF THE DIVISION, THE DIVISION
 CONDUCTS A SEARCH OF ITS CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS AND RETURNS  A  REPORT
 THEREON,  ALL  REFERENCES TO UNDISPOSED CASES CONTAINED IN SUCH CRIMINAL
 HISTORY RECORD SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM SUCH REPORT.
   2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "UNDISPOSED CASE" SHALL MEAN A CRIMI-
 NAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING, OR AN ARREST INCIDENT, IDENTIFIED IN THE DIVI-
 SION'S CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS FOR WHICH NO CONVICTION,  IMPOSITION  OF
 SENTENCE,  ORDER  OF  REMOVAL OR OTHER FINAL DISPOSITION, OTHER THAN THE
 ISSUANCE OF AN APPARENTLY UNEXECUTED WARRANT, HAS BEEN RECORDED AND WITH
 RESPECT TO WHICH NO ENTRY HAS  BEEN  MADE  IN  THE  DIVISION'S  CRIMINAL
 HISTORY  RECORDS FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST FIVE YEARS PRECEDING THE ISSU-
 ANCE OF SUCH REPORT.
   3. THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL  NOT  APPLY
 TO  CRIMINAL  HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION (A) PROVIDED BY THE DIVISION TO
 QUALIFIED AGENCIES PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION EIGHT  HUNDRED
 THIRTY-SEVEN  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  OR TO FEDERAL OR STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT
 AGENCIES, FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PURPOSES; (B) PREPARED SOLELY FOR A  BONA
 FIDE RESEARCH PURPOSE; OR (C) PREPARED FOR THE INTERNAL RECORDKEEPING OR
 CASE MANAGEMENT PURPOSES OF THE DIVISION.
   4.  NOTHING  CONTAINED  IN  THIS  SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO PERMIT OR
 REQUIRE THE RELEASE, DISCLOSURE OR OTHER DISSEMINATION BY  THE  DIVISION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05560-01-3
              

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