Senate Bill S9334

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Permits the electronic appearance of a defendant in the county of Oswego

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S9334 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9836
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §182.20, CP L

2023-S9334 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits the electronic appearance of a defendant in the county of Oswego.

2023-S9334 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9334 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9334
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 13, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. WALCZYK -- 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  permitting
   the electronic appearance of a defendant in the county of Oswego
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 182.20 of the  criminal  procedure
 law,  as separately amended by chapters 387 and 426 of the laws of 2023,
 is amended to read as follows:
   1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except  as  provided
 in  section  182.30  of  this article, the court, in its discretion, may
 dispense with the  personal  appearance  of  the  defendant,  except  an
 appearance  at  a hearing or trial, and conduct an electronic appearance
 in connection with a criminal action pending in Albany,  Bronx,  Broome,
 Erie,  Jefferson,  Kings,  New York, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario,
 Orange, Orleans, OSWEGO, Putnam, Queens, Richmond,  Rockland,  Saratoga,
 St.  Lawrence, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Clin-
 ton,  Essex,  Montgomery,  Rensselaer,  Sullivan,  Warren,  Westchester,
 Suffolk,  Herkimer,  Franklin,  Chemung,  Schuyler,  or  Yates   county,
 provided  that  the chief administrator of the courts has authorized the
 use of electronic appearance and the defendant, after consultation  with
 counsel,  consents  on the record. Such consent shall be required at the
 commencement of each electronic appearance to  such  electronic  appear-
 ance.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, the
 amendments to subdivision 1 of section 182.20 of the criminal  procedure
 law  made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such
 section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13366-01-3

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