Senate Bill S2558A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the availability of certain benefits to exonerees; repealer

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2023-S2558 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4867
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Court of Claims Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-b, rpld §8-b sub 7, Ct Claims Act; amd §156, Pub Hous L; amd §404, Cor L; amd §163, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7054, A9575
2017-2018: S53, A3894
2019-2020: S2914, A1003
2021-2022: S477, A34

2023-S2558 - Summary

Relates to claims for unjust conviction and imprisonment and the availability of certain benefits and entitlements to exonerees; allows for sealing of records, payment of awards and payment of attorney's fees; repeals certain provisions relating thereto.

2023-S2558 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2558 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2558
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the court of claims act, the  public  housing  law,  the
   correction  law,  and the civil service law, in relation to the avail-
   ability of certain  benefits  to  exonerees;  and  to  repeal  certain
   provisions of the court of claims act relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 8-b of the court of claims act is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A. WHEN USED IN THIS  SECTION,  UNLESS  OTHERWISE  REQUIRED  BY  THE
 CONTEXT,  OR  UNLESS  A  CONTRARY  INTENT  IS  EXPRESSLY DECLARED IN THE
 PROVISION TO BE CONSTRUED, THE TERM "EXONEREE" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON WHO
 HAS BEEN GRANTED A JUDGMENT IN A CLAIM FOR UNJUST CONVICTION AND  IMPRI-
 SONMENT UNDER THIS SECTION.
   §  2.  Subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of
 section 8-b of the court of claims act, as added by chapter 1009 of  the
 laws of 1984, are amended to read as follows:
   (i)  he  OR  SHE has been pardoned upon the ground of innocence of the
 crime or crimes for which he OR SHE was  sentenced  and  which  are  the
 grounds for the complaint; or (ii) his OR HER judgment of conviction was
 reversed  or  vacated,  and the accusatory instrument dismissed or, if a
 new trial was ordered, either he OR SHE was found not guilty at the  new
 trial  or  he  OR  SHE  was  not  retried  and the accusatory instrument
 dismissed; provided that the judgement of  conviction  was  reversed  or
 vacated,  and  the  accusatory  instrument  was dismissed, on any of the
 following grounds: (A) [paragraph (a), (b), (c), (e) or (g) of] subdivi-
 sion one of section 440.10 of the criminal procedure law; or (B)  subdi-
 vision  [one  (where  based upon grounds set forth in item (A) hereof),]
 two, three (where the count dismissed was the sole basis for the  impri-
 sonment  complained of) or five of section 470.20 of the criminal proce-
 dure law; or (C) comparable provisions of the former  code  of  criminal
 procedure or subsequent law; or (D) the statute, or application thereof,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

2023-S2558A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4867
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Court of Claims Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-b, rpld §8-b sub 7, Ct Claims Act; amd §156, Pub Hous L; amd §404, Cor L; amd §163, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7054, A9575
2017-2018: S53, A3894
2019-2020: S2914, A1003
2021-2022: S477, A34

2023-S2558A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to claims for unjust conviction and imprisonment and the availability of certain benefits and entitlements to exonerees; allows for sealing of records, payment of awards and payment of attorney's fees; repeals certain provisions relating thereto.

2023-S2558A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2558A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2558--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary  --  recom-
   mitted to the Committee on Judiciary in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
   sec.  8  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the court of claims act, the  public  housing  law,  the
   correction  law,  and the civil service law, in relation to the avail-
   ability of certain  benefits  to  exonerees;  and  to  repeal  certain
   provisions of the court of claims act relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 8-b of the court of claims act is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A. WHEN USED IN THIS  SECTION,  UNLESS  OTHERWISE  REQUIRED  BY  THE
 CONTEXT,  OR  UNLESS  A  CONTRARY  INTENT  IS  EXPRESSLY DECLARED IN THE
 PROVISION TO BE CONSTRUED, THE TERM "EXONEREE" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON WHO
 HAS BEEN GRANTED A JUDGMENT IN A CLAIM FOR UNJUST CONVICTION AND  IMPRI-
 SONMENT UNDER THIS SECTION.
   §  2.  Subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of
 section 8-b of the court of claims act, as added by chapter 1009 of  the
 laws of 1984, are amended to read as follows:
   (i)  [he  has] THEY HAVE been pardoned upon the ground of innocence of
 the crime or crimes for which [he was] THEY WERE sentenced and which are
 the  grounds  for  the  complaint;  or  (ii)  [his]  THEIR  judgment  of
 conviction  was  reversed  or  vacated,  and  the  accusatory instrument
 dismissed or, if a new trial was ordered,  either  [he  was]  THEY  WERE
 found  not guilty at the new trial or [he was] THEY WERE not retried and
 the accusatory instrument dismissed;  provided  that  the  judgement  of
 conviction  was  reversed  or vacated, and the accusatory instrument was
 dismissed, on any of the following grounds:  (A)  [paragraph  (a),  (b),
 (c),  (e)  or  (g) of] subdivision one of section 440.10 of the criminal
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07170-03-3
              

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