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Assembly Bill A3769

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes defendants and inmates shall be entitled to receive a copy of their criminal records at certain times

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2009-A3769 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2495
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§75 & 510, Cor L; add §380.51, CP L; amd §837, Exec L

2009-A3769 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides defendants not sentenced to a period of imprisonment and inmates being released shall be given a copy of their criminal record; such copy of a criminal record shall be free of charge.

2009-A3769 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3769

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. AUBRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction

AN  ACT  to amend the correction law, the criminal procedure law and the
  executive law, in relation to providing defendants not sentenced to  a
  period  of  imprisonment  and  inmates  being released a copy of their
  criminal record

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

  Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 75 to
read as follows:
  S  75. INMATE TO RECEIVE A COPY OF CRIMINAL RECORD UPON RELEASE.  UPON
THE RELEASE, CONDITIONAL RELEASE,  OR  DISCHARGE  OF  A  PERSON  FROM  A
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE SUCH PERSON, WITHOUT
CHARGE,  WITH  A COPY OF HIS OR HER CRIMINAL RECORD AS MAINTAINED BY THE
DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  SIX  OF
SECTION  EIGHT  HUNDRED  THIRTY-SEVEN OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW TOGETHER WITH
INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS,  PRODUCED  BY  THE  DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL
JUSTICE  SERVICES PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX-A OF SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED
THIRTY-SEVEN OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, TO ASSIST SUCH PERSON  TO  UNDERSTAND
THE CONTENTS OF THE CRIMINAL RECORD AND EXPLAIN HOW SUCH PERSON MAY SEEK
CORRECTION  OF ANY INCORRECT INFORMATION CONTAINED IN SUCH RECORD PURSU-
ANT TO REGULATIONS PROMULGATED  BY  THE  DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE
SERVICES.   SUCH INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS SHALL ALSO INCLUDE CONTACT
INFORMATION FOR LEGAL RESOURCES THAT CAN ASSIST THE SUBJECT OF THE CRIM-
INAL RECORD TO SEEK CORRECTION OF ANY INCORRECT INFORMATION CONTAINED IN
THE RECORD.
  S 2. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 510 to read
as follows:
  S 510. INMATE TO RECEIVE A COPY OF CRIMINAL RECORD UPON RELEASE.  UPON
THE RELEASE OF A PERSON FROM A LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY,  WHERE  SUCH
PERSON'S SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT IS THIRTY DAYS OR MORE NOT INCLUDING A
SENTENCE OF INTERMITTENT IMPRISONMENT IMPOSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE EIGHT-
Y-FIVE  OF  THE PENAL LAW, THE SHERIFF SHALL PROVIDE SUCH PERSON WITHOUT
CHARGE WITH A COPY OF HIS OR HER CRIMINAL RECORD AS  MAINTAINED  BY  THE

              

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