Senate Bill S7179

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the mental condition of a victim

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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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2013-S7179 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8778
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §4504, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S624, A4446
2017-2018: A3289
2019-2020: A1855

2013-S7179 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the mental condition of a victim.

2013-S7179 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7179 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7179

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 2, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. VALESKY -- 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
  mental condition of a victim

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

  Section 1.   Section 4504 of the  civil  practice  law  and  rules  is
amended by adding a new subdivision (e) to read as follows:
  (E) MENTAL CONDITION OF A VICTIM. UPON RECEIPT OF A GRAND JURY SUBPOE-
NA  ISSUED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 610.20 OF THE CRIMINAL
PROCEDURE LAW AND ENDORSED BY A JUDGE OF A  SUPERIOR  COURT,  A  MEDICAL
PROVIDER  MUST,  AS  INDICATED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, PROVIDE TO THE GRAND
JURY THE MEDICAL RECORDS OF THE PERSON NAMED IN THE SUBPOENA. A JUDGE OF
A SUPERIOR COURT SHALL ENDORSE SUCH A GRAND JURY  SUBPOENA  UPON  AN  EX
PARTE  SWORN  SHOWING  BY A DISTRICT ATTORNEY, OR OTHER PROSECUTOR WHERE
APPROPRIATE, ESTABLISHING (1) THAT THERE IS REASONABLE CAUSE TO  BELIEVE
THAT  THE PERSON IN QUESTION IS A MENTALLY DISABLED PERSON, AND (2) THAT
THERE IS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT THE  PERSON  IN  QUESTION  HAS
BEEN  THE  VICTIM OF FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION. A PERSON IS "MENTALLY DISA-
BLED" FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION WHEN THAT PERSON SUFFERS  FROM  A
MENTAL  DISEASE,  DEFECT OR CONDITION WHICH RENDERS HIM OR HER INCAPABLE
OF APPRAISING THE NATURE  OF  THE  CONDUCT  CONSTITUTING  THE  FINANCIAL
EXPLOITATION.  UPON  RECEIPT  OF  SUCH  AN  ENDORSED  SUBPOENA A MEDICAL
PROVIDER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED  TO  A  PHYSICIAN,  PSYCHOLOGIST  OR
NURSE,  SHALL BE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION RELATING TO THE MENTAL
OR COGNITIVE CONDITION OF  THE  PERSON  IN  QUESTION  THAT  THE  MEDICAL
PROVIDER  ACQUIRED  IN  ATTENDING THE PERSON IN A PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY,
AND WHICH WAS NECESSARY TO ENABLE HIM OR HER TO ACT IN THAT CAPACITY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13770-01-4


              

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