Senate Bill S9722

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides that any electronically or electromagnetically transmitted facsimile of a governor's warrant shall be treated as an original document

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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-S9722 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §570.18, CP L

2023-S9722 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any electronically or electromagnetically transmitted facsimile of a governor's warrant shall be treated as an original document.

2023-S9722 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9722 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9722
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 22, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by  Sen.  BAILEY  --  (at  request  of  the  Department  of
   Corrections and Community  Supervision)  --  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 electronic
   transmittal of the governor's warrant
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 570.18 of the criminal procedure law is amended to
 read as follows:
 § 570.18 Issuance of warrant of arrest by governor; recitals therein.
   If the governor decides that the demand should be complied with,  [he]
 THE  GOVERNOR shall sign a warrant of arrest, which shall be sealed with
 the state seal, and be directed to any police officer  or  other  person
 whom [he] THE GOVERNOR may think fit to entrust with the execution ther-
 eof.  The  warrant  must substantially recite the facts necessary to the
 validity of its  issuance.  ANY  ELECTRONICALLY  OR  ELECTROMAGNETICALLY
 TRANSMITTED  FACSIMILE  OF  A  GOVERNOR'S WARRANT SHALL BE TREATED AS AN
 ORIGINAL DOCUMENT.
   § 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 

 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14691-01-4

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