Assembly Bill A1914

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that offers to plead guilty or pleas of guilty, later withdrawn are inadmissible in civil trials

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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-A1914 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Add ยง4518-a, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2250
2013-2014: A2954
2015-2016: A4077

2009-A1914 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that offers to plead guilty or pleas of guilty, later withdrawn are inadmissible in civil trials; evidence of statements made in connection with such pleas or offers is inadmissible.

2009-A1914 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1914

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 14, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. WRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to  admis-
  sibility into evidence of withdrawn statements against interest

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

  Section 1. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new
section 4518-a to read as follows:
  S 4518-A. OFFER TO PLEAD GUILTY; WITHDRAWN PLEAS OF GUILTY.   NOTWITH-
STANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE TO THE CONTRARY, EVIDENCE
OF A PLEA OF GUILTY, LATER WITHDRAWN; OR AN OFFER TO PLEAD GUILTY TO THE
CRIME CHARGED OR ANY OTHER CRIME IS INADMISSIBLE IN ANY  CIVIL  PROCEED-
ING.  EVIDENCE OF STATEMENTS MADE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE PLEAS OR
OFFERS IS INADMISSIBLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00130-01-9

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