Assembly Bill A9154

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to admissibility of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans in criminal proceedings

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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-A9154 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Add §60.77, CP L

2009-A9154 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to admissibility of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans in criminal proceedings when a defendant's or witness's truthfulness or knowledge of a specific event are at issue.

2009-A9154 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9154 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9154

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                           September 22, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BENJAMIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to admissibility
  of   magnetic   resonance   imaging  (MRI)  brain  scans  in  criminal
  proceedings

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

  Section  1.  The  criminal  procedure  law  is amended by adding a new
section 60.77 to read as follows:
S 60.77 RULES OF EVIDENCE; ADMISSIBILITY OF MAGNETIC  RESONANCE  IMAGING
           (MRI) BRAIN SCANS.
  IN A CRIMINAL PROCEEDING IN WHICH A DEFENDANT'S OR WITNESS'S TRUTHFUL-
NESS  OR  KNOWLEDGE  OF  A  SPECIFIC  EVENT IS IN ISSUE, EVIDENCE OF THE
DEFENDANT'S OR WITNESS'S BRAIN ACTIVITY OBTAINED THROUGH THE  USE  OF  A
MAGNETIC  RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) BRAIN SCAN, SHALL BE DEEMED INADMISSI-
BLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14521-01-9

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