Senate Bill S8494

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to making the cost of incarceration for non-violent felons available to the public

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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-S8494 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 425 §425.10, CP L; add §601-e, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S501
2013-2014: S11
2015-2016: S474
2017-2018: S4949

2009-S8494 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to making the cost of incarceration for non-violent felons available to the public.

2009-S8494 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S8494 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8494

                            I N  S E N A T E

                           September 24, 2010
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law and the  correction  law,  in
  relation  to  making  the cost of incarceration for non-violent felony
  offenders available to the public

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

  Section 1. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new arti-
cle 425 to read as follows:
     ARTICLE 425--COST OF INCARCERATION FOR NON-VIOLENT FELONS MADE
                                 PUBLIC
SECTION 425.10 COST OF INCARCERATION FOR NON-VIOLENT FELONS MADE PUBLIC.
S 425.10 COST OF INCARCERATION FOR NON-VIOLENT FELONS MADE PUBLIC.
  1.  UPON  IMPOSING  A  SENTENCE OF INCARCERATION FOR A CONVICTION OF A
NON-VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE, THE SENTENCING JUDGE SHALL  MAKE  SUCH  COST
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
  2.  AT  THE  REQUEST OF THE SENTENCING JUDGE, AN ESTIMATE OF SUCH COST
SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT  OF  CORRECTIONAL  SERVICES  TO  THE
SENTENCING JUDGE PRIOR TO THE IMPOSITION OF SUCH SENTENCE.
  3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, NON-VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE SHALL MEAN
AND  INCLUDE  ANY FELONY NOT DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 70.02
OF THE PENAL LAW.
  S 2. The correction law is amended by adding a new  section  601-e  to
read as follows:
  S  601-E.  COST OF INCARCERATION FOR NON-VIOLENT FELONY OFFENDERS. THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE A SENTENCING COURT WITH AN ESTIMATE OF THE COST
OF INCARCERATION FOR A NON-VIOLENT FELONY OFFENDER AT THE REQUEST  OF  A
SENTENCING JUDGE.
  S  3.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD18160-01-0


              

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