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Senate Bill S2485
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S2485 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6961
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Civil Practice Law and Rules
- Laws Affected:
- Amd R4518, CPLR
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S7041, A10314
2015-2016: S3839
2013-S2485 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2485 REVISED 4/25/13 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to the admissibility as business records of recordings and logs made by the department of correction of the city of New York of inmate telephone calls SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of this bill amends Rule 4518 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules by adding a new subdivision (h) to provide that New York City Department of Correction (DOC) recordings of inmate telephone calls and logs containing identifying information about the calls are admissible in evidence as business records without further need for foundation testimony. The bill requires a certification or authentication of the records. The party seeking to introduce the records into evidence would have to provide reasonable written notice to an adverse party and make the records and the certification or authentication available for inspection. Section two is the effective date. REASONS FOR SUPPORT: It is current practice for The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) to record telephone calls made by inmates as part of its regular course of business. DOC provides notice to all people on the call and does not record inmate conversations
2013-S2485 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2485 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 17, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to the admissibility as business records of recordings and logs made by the department of correction of the city of New York of inmate telephone calls THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Rule 4518 of the civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new subdivision (h) to read as follows: (H) A RECORDING MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK OF AN INMATE'S TELEPHONE CALL, OR A LOG MADE BY SUCH DEPARTMENT CONTAINING IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ABOUT SUCH A CALL, SUCH AS THE TIME OF THE CALL, TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF ORIGIN AND DESTINATION OF THE CALL, INMATE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER USED TO PLACE THE CALL AND NAME OF THE INMATE ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, IS ADMISSIBLE IN EVIDENCE UNDER THIS RULE WITHOUT FURTHER NEED FOR FOUNDATION TESTIMONY, PROVIDED THAT THE RECORDING OR LOG IS ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATION OR AUTHENTICATION BY A CUSTODIAN OF THE RECORDING OR LOG OR ANOTHER QUALI- FIED PERSON FROM SUCH DEPARTMENT DESIGNATED FOR THAT PURPOSE THAT THE RECORDING OR LOG WAS MADE IN THE REGULAR COURSE OF SUCH DEPARTMENT'S BUSINESS, AND THAT IT WAS THE REGULAR COURSE OF SUCH BUSINESS TO MAKE THE RECORDING AT THE TIME OF THE INMATE'S TELEPHONE CALL OR TO MAKE THE LOG AT THE TIME OF THE INMATE'S TELEPHONE CALL OR WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME THEREAFTER. PRIOR TO THE TRIAL OR HEARING, THE PARTY SEEKING TO INTRODUCE THE RECORDING OR LOG INTO EVIDENCE SHALL PROVIDE AN ADVERSE PARTY WITH REASONABLE WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE INTENT TO OFFER THE RECORD- ING OR LOG AND SHALL MAKE THE RECORDING OR LOG AND THE CERTIFICATION OR AUTHENTICATION AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05565-01-3
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