Assembly Bill A10816

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Permits the electronic appearance of a defendant in the county of Ulster

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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-A10816 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7540
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §182.20, CP L

2009-A10816 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits the electronic appearance of a defendant in the county of Ulster.

2009-A10816 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A10816 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10816

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 21, 2010
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation  to  authorizing
  the electronic appearance of a defendant in the county of Ulster

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 182.20 of the  criminal  procedure
law,  as  amended by chapter 332 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read
as follows:
  1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except  as  provided
in  section  182.30  of  this article, the court, in its discretion, may
dispense with the  personal  appearance  of  the  defendant,  except  an
appearance  at  a hearing or trial, and conduct an electronic appearance
in connection with a criminal action pending in Albany,  Bronx,  Broome,
Erie,  Kings,  New  York,  Niagara,  Oneida,  Onondaga, Ontario, Orange,
Putnam, Queens, Richmond, St. Lawrence, Tompkins, Chautauqua,  Cattarau-
gus,  Clinton,  Essex, Montgomery, Rensselaer, ULSTER, Warren, Westches-
ter, Suffolk, Herkimer or  Franklin  county,  provided  that  the  chief
administrator of the courts has authorized the use of electronic appear-
ance and the defendant, after consultation with counsel, consents on the
record. Such consent shall be required at the commencement of each elec-
tronic appearance to such electronic appearance.
  S  2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amend-
ments to subdivision 1 of section 182.20 of the criminal procedure  law,
made  by  section  one  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.
                                                           LBD16868-01-0

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