Assembly Bill A4611

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes counties and the city of New York to impose a fee on probationary people for the cost of drug tests

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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-A4611 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3241
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §257-c, Exec L; add §410.15, CP L; amd §427, Chap 55 of 1992
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A2997, S4805

2009-A4611 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes counties and the city of New York to impose fees on people serving probation for the actual cost of drug tests up to $600 per year.

2009-A4611 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4611

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MORELLE, AUBRY, PAULIN, BRADLEY -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Correction

AN ACT to amend the executive law and the  criminal  procedure  law,  in
  relation  to probation administrative fees; and to amend chapter 55 of
  the laws of 1992, amending the tax law  and  other  laws  relating  to
  taxes,  surcharges,  fees  and  funding,  in relation to extending the
  expiration of certain provisions of such chapter

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

  Section  1. Section 257-c of the executive law, as added by chapter 55
of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
  S 257-c. Probation administrative [fee] FEES.  1. (A)  Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, every county and the city of New York[,] may
adopt  a  local law requiring individuals currently serving or who shall
be sentenced to a period of  probation  upon  conviction  of  any  crime
[under article thirty-one of the vehicle and traffic law], AS DEFINED IN
SUBDIVISION  SIX  OF  SECTION  10.00  OF THE PENAL LAW, OR WHO HAVE BEEN
CONDITIONALLY RELEASED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION  70.40  OF
THE  PENAL LAW FOLLOWING CONVICTION OF SUCH A CRIME, to pay to the local
probation department with the responsibility of supervising  the  proba-
tioner  OR  RELEASEE  an  administrative fee of UP TO thirty dollars per
month, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT WHERE  SUCH  ADMINISTRATIVE  FEES  ESTAB-
LISHED  AS  OF AUGUST FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE EXCEED THE AMOUNT AUTHOR-
IZED HEREIN, SUCH FEES MAY BE CONTINUED DURING THE  PERIOD  FROM  AUGUST
FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND NINE THROUGH JUNE THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND TEN. [The
department shall waive all or part of such fee  where,  because  of  the
indigence  of  the offender, the payment of said surcharge would work an
unreasonable hardship on the person  convicted,  his  or  her  immediate
family,  or  any other person who is dependent on such person for finan-
cial support.]

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06500-01-9

              

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