Senate Bill S9674

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting the "criminal court opinion transparency act"

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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-S9674 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10394
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§212 & 432, add §§433-b & 433-c, Judy L; amd §10.40, CP L

2023-S9674 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the publication of judicial opinions rendered in criminal causes.

2023-S9674 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9674 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9674
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 17, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law and the  criminal  procedure  law,  in
   relation to the publication of opinions rendered in criminal causes
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited a the
 "criminal court opinion transparency act".
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 212 of the judiciary law is  amended  by
 adding a new paragraph (z) to read as follows:
   (Z)  (I) COLLECT, COMPILE, AND PUBLISH ONLINE THE FOLLOWING STATISTICS
 AND RELATED DATA:
   (A) FOR EACH CRIMINAL CASE RESULTING IN AN OPINION SUBJECT TO PUBLICA-
 TION OR REPORTING UNDER ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER:
   (1) INFORMATION ABOUT THE AGE, GENDER, RACIAL AND ETHNIC BACKGROUND OF
 THE DEFENDANT;
   (2) THE NAME OF THE JUDGE ISSUING THE OPINION;
   (3) THE GENERAL ISSUE OR ISSUES ADDRESSED BY THE OPINION;
   (4) WHERE RELEVANT, FOR EACH ISSUE, WHETHER IT WAS GRANTED, DENIED, OR
 DISPOSED OTHERWISE; AND
   (5) THE DATE AND COURT OF ISSUANCE; AND
   (B) FOR EACH YEAR:
   (1) THE NAMES OF ALL JUDGES PRESIDING IN NEW YORK COURTS;
   (2) THE COURT OR COURTS WHERE SUCH JUDGES PRESIDED, THE TYPES OF CASES
 OVER WHICH SUCH JUDGES HAD PRESIDED;
   (3) THE NUMBER OF SUCH JUDGES' DECISIONS THAT WERE PUBLISHED; AND
   (4) THE NUMBER  OF  SUCH  JUDGES'  WRITTEN  DECISIONS  THAT  WERE  NOT
 PUBLISHED.
   (II)  DATA  REGARDING  DEFENDANT CHARACTERISTICS, SUCH AS AGE, GENDER,
 RACIAL AND ETHNIC BACKGROUND, SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE DATA MAINTAINED BY
 THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION AND THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL  JUSTICE
 SERVICES,  AND  SHALL  BE  PROVIDED  BY  THEM.  THE  FIRST DATA SHALL BE
 PUBLISHED TWELVE MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  PARAGRAPH  AND
 SHALL  INCLUDE  DATA  FROM  THE FIRST TWELVE MONTHS FOLLOWING SUCH DATE.
 NEW DATA SHALL BE PUBLISHED ON A  QUARTERLY  BASIS  IN  MACHINE-READABLE
 TABULAR  FORMAT IN A MANNER THAT PERMITS QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS. THE DATA
 
              

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