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Senate Bill S88
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2009-S88 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4436
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §837-s, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S1664, A1740
2009-S88 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that the division of criminal justice services collect statistics as to witnesses in court proceedings that have been threatened, attacked or killed and requires police chiefs, county sheriffs and the superintendent of the state police to submit such statistics and report to the division of criminal justice services on or before January 15th of each calendar year.
2009-S88 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S88 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the executive law, in relation to compiling statistics on court witnesses that have been threatened, attacked or killed PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill would require the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services to provide statistics as to witnesses in court proceedings that have been threatened, attacked or killed. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Add; new section 837s to the executive law that requires police chiefs, county sheriff and the Superintendent of the State Police to submit a report to the division of every threat, attack or death of a witness in a court proceeding investigated by his or her law enforcement agency during the previous calendar year. These reports must be submitted to the division on or before January 15th of each calendar year. Requires the Division of Criminal Justice Services to complete a report on or before March 1st of each calendar year that that includes all reports filed pursuant to subdivision 1 of this legislation. Requires that such reports shall be submitted to the Governor, President Pro Tem of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly. Such
2009-S88 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 88 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to compiling statistics on court witnesses that have been threatened, attacked or killed THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-s to read as follows: S 837-S. REPORT OF THREATS AND ATTACKS AGAINST WITNESSES IN COURT PROCEEDINGS. 1. ON OR BEFORE JANUARY FIFTEENTH OF EACH YEAR, EVERY CHIEF OF A POLICE DEPARTMENT, EVERY COUNTY SHERIFF AND THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STATE POLICE SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE DIVISION OF EVERY THREAT, ATTACK OR DEATH OF A WITNESS IN A COURT PROCEEDING INVESTIGATED BY HIS OR HER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY DURING THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR. EACH SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE SUCH INFORMATION AS THE DIVISION SHALL REQUIRE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WHETHER THE THREAT, ATTACK OR DEATH WAS COMMITTED BY A PERSON WHO WAS A PARTY TO THE COURT PROCEEDING THE WITNESS TESTIFIED IN, OR WAS TO HAVE TESTIFIED IN OR BY A PERSON ASSOCI- ATED WITH A PERSON WHO WAS A PARTY TO THE COURT PROCEEDING THE WITNESS TESTIFIED IN, OR WAS TO HAVE TESTIFIED IN, AND THE COUNTY AND CITY WHERE THE THREAT, ATTACK OR DEATH OCCURRED. 2. ON OR BEFORE MARCH FIRST EACH YEAR, THE DIVISION SHALL COMPILE INTO A SINGLE STATEWIDE REPORT ALL THE REPORTS RECEIVED FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. SUCH REPORT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY. THE REPORT REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF THREATS, ATTACKS AND DEATHS COMMITTED AGAINST WITNESSES IN COURT PROCEEDINGS STATEWIDE AND IN EACH CITY AND COUNTY, AS WELL AS WHETHER OR NOT THE THREAT, ATTACK OR DEATH WAS COMMITTED BY A PERSON WHO WAS A PARTY TO THE COURT PROCEEDING THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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