Senate Bill S4929

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to persons authorized to visit correctional facilities

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7385 - 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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2013-S4929 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7385
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §146, Cor L

2013-S4929 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes any employee of the department of corrections and community supervision to visit correctional institutions as requested by member of the legislature if the member requests to be so accompanied.

2013-S4929 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4929 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4929

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 1, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
  Correction

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to persons authorized to
  visit correctional facilities

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 146  of  the  correction  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  291  of  the  laws  of 2009, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. The following persons shall be authorized to visit at pleasure  all
correctional  facilities:  The governor and lieutenant-governor, commis-
sioner of general services, secretary of state, comptroller  and  attor-
ney-general,  members  of  the  commission of correction, members of the
legislature AND ANY EMPLOYEE OF  THE  DEPARTMENT  AS  REQUESTED  BY  THE
MEMBER  OF  THE LEGISLATURE IF THE MEMBER REQUESTS TO BE SO ACCOMPANIED,
PROVIDED THAT SUCH REQUEST DOES NOT IMPACT UPON THE DEPARTMENT'S ABILITY
TO SUPERVISE, MANAGE AND CONTROL ITS FACILITIES  AS  DETERMINED  BY  THE
COMMISSIONER,  judges  of the court of appeals, supreme court and county
judges, district attorneys and every  clergyman  or  minister,  as  such
terms  are  defined  in  section  two of the religious corporations law,
having charge of a congregation in the county wherein any such  facility
is  situated.  No  other person not otherwise authorized by law shall be
permitted to enter a correctional facility except by  authority  of  the
commissioner  of  correction  under such regulations as the commissioner
shall prescribe. The provisions of this section shall not apply to  such
portion  of  a  correctional facility in which inmates under sentence of
death are confined.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10716-01-3


              

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