S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1686
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 14, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- 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 authorizing the Oswe-
go county correctional facility to also be used for the detention of
persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any court located
in the county of Oswego
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 500-a of the correction law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 2-u to read as follows:
2-U. THE OSWEGO COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY MAY ALSO BE USED FOR THE
DETENTION OF PERSONS UNDER ARREST BEING HELD FOR ARRAIGNMENT IN ANY
COURT LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF OSWEGO.
§ 2. Section 500-c of the correction law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 27 to read as follows:
27. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IN THE COUNTY OF OSWE-
GO, ALL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL EQUALLY APPLY IN ANY CASE
WHERE THE SHERIFF IS HOLDING A PERSON UNDER ARREST FOR ARRAIGNMENT PRIOR
TO COMMITMENT, AS IF SUCH PERSON HAD BEEN JUDICIALLY COMMITTED TO THE
CUSTODY OF THE SHERIFF AND SUCH PERSON MAY BE HELD IN THE OSWEGO COUNTY
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
the amendments to section 500-c of the correction law made by section
two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be
deemed repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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