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Assembly Bill A9731

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a diverse system of jury selection; repealer; appropriation

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2009-A9731 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add ยงยง506, 507 & 508, Judy L

2009-A9731 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a diverse system of jury selection; appropriates $10,000,000 therefor.

2009-A9731 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9731 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  9731

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. QUINN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to establishing a diverse
  system of jury selection; to repeal certain  provisions  of  such  law
  relating thereto; and making an appropriation therefor

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

  Section 1. Sections 506, 507 and 508 of the judiciary law are REPEALED
and three new sections 506, 507 and 508 are added to read as follows:
  S 506. SOURCE OF NAMES; CLERKS TO MAKE LISTS OF  PERSONS  RESIDING  IN
THEIR RESPECTIVE CITIES OR TOWNS.  (A) CLERKS, EXCEPT IN A CITY HAVING A
POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, SHALL IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY OF EVERY
FIFTH  YEAR  VISIT OR COMMUNICATE WITH THE RESIDENTS OF EACH BUILDING IN
THEIR RESPECTIVE CITIES AND TOWNS AND,  AFTER  DILIGENT  INQUIRY,  SHALL
MAKE  TRUE  LISTS CONTAINING, AS NEARLY AS THEY CAN ASCERTAIN, THE NAME,
DATE OF BIRTH, OCCUPATION, VETERAN STATUS, NATIONALITY, IF NOT A CITIZEN
OF THE UNITED STATES, AND RESIDENCE ON  THE  FIRST  OF  JANUARY  OF  THE
PRECEDING  YEAR  AND THE CURRENT YEAR, OF EACH PERSON THREE YEARS OF AGE
OR OLDER RESIDING IN THEIR  RESPECTIVE  CITIES  AND  TOWNS.  THE  POLICE
DEPARTMENT  OF  A  CITY  OR TOWN SHALL, UPON REQUEST, HAVE ACCESS TO THE
LISTS. A LIST OF ALL PERSONS THREE TO TWENTY-ONE YEARS  OF  AGE,  INCLU-
SIVE,  SHALL  BE  TRANSMITTED BY THE COUNTY JURY BOARD TO THE RESPECTIVE
SCHOOL BOARD NOT LATER THAN THE FIRST OF APRIL OF EACH  YEAR.  THE  LIST
SHALL  CONTAIN THE NAME, RESIDENCE AND AGE OR DATE OF BIRTH OF EACH SUCH
PERSON; BUT THE NAMES OF PERSONS THREE TO SIXTEEN YEARS OF  AGE,  INCLU-
SIVE,  SHALL  NOT  BE  DISCLOSED TO ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE RESPECTIVE
SCHOOL BOARD OR A POLICE DEPARTMENT.   THAT PROPORTION OF  ANY  EXPENSES
INCURRED  BY THE CLERKS UNDER THIS SECTION, EQUAL TO THE PROPORTION THAT
THE NUMBER OF PERSONS UNDER SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE BEARS  TO  THE  TOTAL
NUMBER  OF PERSONS LISTED THEREUNDER, SHALL BE CARRIED AS AN ITEM IN THE
SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET.
  (B) IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR  MORE,  THE  CLERK
SHALL  ANNUALLY  IN  JANUARY  OR  FEBRUARY VISIT OR COMMUNICATE WITH THE
RESIDENTS OF EACH BUILDING IN SAID CITY  AND,  AFTER  DILIGENT  INQUIRY,

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

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