Senate Bill S321

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes certain persons confined in institutions operated by the department of corrections and community supervision to apply for a sentence reduction

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes 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-S321 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A531
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Add §440.45, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7872, A8894

2023-S321 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes certain persons confined in institutions operated by the department of corrections and community supervision to apply for a sentence reduction.

2023-S321 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S321 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    321
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SALAZAR, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY,
   GIANARIS,  HOYLMAN,  JACKSON,  MAY,  MYRIE,  PERSAUD,  RAMOS,  RIVERA,
   SEPULVEDA  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
   committed to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation  to  authorizing
   certain persons confined in institutions operated by the department of
   corrections   and  community  supervision  to  apply  for  a  sentence
   reduction
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    The  criminal  procedure law is amended by adding a new
 section 440.45 to read as follows:
 § 440.45 APPLICATION FOR SENTENCE REDUCTION.
   1. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, INCLUDING ANY MINI-
 MUM SENTENCE REQUIREMENT, ANY PERSON CONFINED IN AN INSTITUTION OPERATED
 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF  CORRECTIONS  AND  COMMUNITY  SUPERVISION  WHO  HAS
 SERVED  TEN  YEARS OF THEIR SENTENCE, OR ONE-HALF OF THE MINIMUM TERM OF
 AN INDETERMINATE SENTENCE WHERE THE MINIMUM TERM EQUALS OR  EXCEEDS  TEN
 YEARS,  OR  ONE-HALF OF A DETERMINATE SENTENCE WHERE THE SENTENCE EQUALS
 OR EXCEEDS TEN YEARS, WHICHEVER IS LESS, MAY APPLY FOR  A  REDUCTION  OF
 THEIR  SENTENCE  PURSUANT  TO  THE  PROVISIONS  OF THIS STATUTE. FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE  TERM  "SENTENCE"  SHALL  INCLUDE  ANY
 AGGREGATE SENTENCE WHERE CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES ARE IMPOSED.
   (B)  NOTWITHSTANDING  PARAGRAPH  (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, AN OTHERWISE
 INELIGIBLE PERSON SHALL BE DEEMED ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR A  REDUCTION  IN
 SENTENCE  UPON  CONSENT  OF  THE  PROSECUTOR  IN THE UNDERLYING CRIMINAL
 ACTION IN WHICH THE SENTENCE WAS IMPOSED.
   (C) NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE  PROSECUTOR
 IN  THE  UNDERLYING  CRIMINAL ACTION IN WHICH A SENTENCE WAS IMPOSED MAY
 INITIATE AN APPLICATION FOR RESENTENCING ON BEHALF OF  THE  INCARCERATED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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