Senate Bill S2674

Signed By Governor
2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to protective orders for juries

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Current Bill Status Via A921 - 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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2025-S2674 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A921
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §270.15, CP L (as proposed in S.6239 & A.7495)
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A6253

2025-S2674 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Clarifies certain provisions relating to protective orders for juries.

2025-S2674 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S2674 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2674
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 22, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in  relation  to  protective
   orders for juries
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 1-a of section 270.15 of the criminal procedure
 law, as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending  the  criminal
 procedure  law  relating to protective orders for juries, as proposed in
 legislative bills numbers S. 6239 and A. 7495, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1-a.  The  court  may  [for],  UPON A FINDING THAT THERE IS good cause
 [shown] TO BELIEVE THAT A THREAT TO THE SAFETY OR INTEGRITY OF THE  JURY
 EXISTS,  upon  motion of either party or any affected person or upon its
 own initiative, issue a protective order for a stated period  regulating
 disclosure  of  the names and the business or residential address of any
 prospective or sworn juror to any person or persons, other than to coun-
 sel for either party.   In determining whether good  cause  exists,  the
 court may consider:
   (a) whether the defendant or persons acting on behalf of the defendant
 have  bribed,  tampered  with,  or caused or attempted to cause physical
 injury to or harassed a juror or prospective juror in  another  criminal
 action or proceeding or in the instant criminal action or proceeding;
   (b)  the  seriousness  of the charges against the defendant, including
 whether the defendant is charged with  participating  in  a  large-scale
 criminal enterprise; and
   (c) the extent of pretrial publicity concerning the criminal action or
 proceeding.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the criminal  procedure
 law relating to protective orders for juries, as proposed in legislative
 bills numbers S. 6239 and A. 7495, takes effect.

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

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