Assembly Bill A10980

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a new crime for the illegal release of sealed records

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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-A10980 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7286
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง215.85, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A2148

2009-A10980 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a new crime for the illegal release of sealed records.

2009-A10980 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A10980 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10980

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 5, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing a  new  crime
  for the illegal release of sealed records

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

  Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding two new sections  215.85
and 215.87 to read as follows:
S 215.85 ILLEGAL RELEASE OF SEALED RECORDS.
  A  PERSON OR AGENCY IS GUILTY OF THE ILLEGAL RELEASE OF SEALED RECORDS
WHEN HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY FAILS TO SEAL OR RELEASES RECORDS  OR  INFORMA-
TION  ORDERED  TO  BE SEALED, CONCERNING A TERMINATED CRIMINAL ACTION OR
PROCEEDING AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 160.50 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW.
  ILLEGAL RELEASE OF SEALED RECORDS IS A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR.
S 215.87 ILLEGAL RELEASE OF SEALED RECORDS FOR FINANCIAL GAIN.
  A PERSON OR AGENCY IS GUILTY OF THE ILLEGAL RELEASE OF SEALED  RECORDS
FOR FINANCIAL GAIN WHEN HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY RELEASES RECORDS OR INFORMA-
TION  ORDERED  TO  BE  SEALED  AND  USES SUCH RECORDS OR INFORMATION FOR
FINANCIAL GAIN OR FOR WILLFUL DESTRUCTION OF A PERSON'S CHARACTER.
  ILLEGAL RELEASE OF SEALED RECORDS FOR FINANCIAL  GAIN  IS  A  CLASS  A
MISDEMEANOR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16601-03-0

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