Senate Bill S502

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for the expungement of syringe convictions

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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-S502 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7466
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §160.50, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8592, A9987

2023-S502 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the expungement of syringe convictions of criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument.

2023-S502 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S502 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    502
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- 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 the  expunge-
   ment of syringe convictions
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subparagraph (vi) of paragraph  (k)  of  subdivision  3  of
 section  160.50  of the criminal procedure law, as amended by chapter 92
 of the laws of 2021, is amended and a new subparagraph (vii) is added to
 read as follows:
   (vi) the conviction was for an  offense  defined  in  section  222.10,
 222.15, 222.25 or 222.45 of the penal law[.]; OR
   (VII)  THE  CONVICTION  WAS  FOR  A VIOLATION OF AN OFFENSE DEFINED IN
 FORMER SECTION 220.45 OF THE PENAL LAW PRIOR TO THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF
 THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02854-01-3



              

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