Senate Bill S8259

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires unanimous agreement by the parole board to release an inmate on parole

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  • 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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2009-S8259 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง259-i, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1993
2013-2014: S4133

2009-S8259 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires unanimous agreement by the parole board to release an inmate on parole.

2009-S8259 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S8259 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8259

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 18, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation  to  requiring  unanimous
  agreement by the parole board to release an inmate on parole

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of  paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  2  of
section  259-i of the executive law, as separately amended by section 11
of part E and section 9 of part F of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (i)  Except  as  provided  in  subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, at
least one month prior to the date on which  an  inmate  may  be  paroled
pursuant  to subdivision one of section 70.40 of the penal law, a member
or members as determined by the rules  of  the  board  shall  personally
interview  such inmate and determine whether he OR SHE should be paroled
in accordance with the guidelines adopted pursuant to  subdivision  four
of section two hundred fifty-nine-c of this article.  SUCH DETERMINATION
TO  PAROLE  SUCH INMATE SHALL BE BY UNANIMOUS AGREEMENT OF THE BOARD. If
parole is not granted upon such review, the inmate shall be informed  in
writing  within  two weeks of such appearance of the factors and reasons
for such denial of parole. Such reasons shall be given in detail and not
in conclusory terms. The board shall specify a date not more than  twen-
ty-four  months  from  such  determination  for reconsideration, and the
procedures to be followed upon reconsideration shall be the same. If the
inmate is released, he OR SHE shall be given a copy of the conditions of
parole. Such conditions shall where appropriate, include  a  requirement
that the parolee comply with any restitution order, mandatory surcharge,
sex offender registration fee and DNA databank fee previously imposed by
a court of competent jurisdiction that applies to the parolee. The board
of parole shall indicate which restitution collection agency established
under subdivision eight of section 420.10 of the criminal procedure law,
shall be responsible for collection of restitution, mandatory surcharge,
sex  offender registration fees and DNA databank fees as provided for in

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD17773-02-0
              

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