S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4885
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 27, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and
Correction
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the expenses of taking
persons into custody after their violation of the conditions of
presumptive release, parole, conditional release or post-release
supervision
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 259-i of the
executive law, as amended by section 11 of part E of chapter 62 of the
laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
(b) A person who shall have been taken into custody pursuant to this
subdivision for violation of one or more conditions of presumptive
release, parole, conditional release or post-release supervision [shall]
MAY, insofar as practicable, be incarcerated in the county or city in
which the arrest occurred. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER
FIFTY OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND FIVE AND ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW,
THE EXPENSE OF MAINTAINING A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION AND WHO HAS NOT BEEN ACCEPTED INTO CUSTODY
BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF RECEIPT
OF WRITTEN NOTIFICATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES FROM
THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL OFFICIAL THAT SUCH OFFICIAL IS PREPARED TO TRANS-
PORT SUCH PERSON TO THE FACILITY DESIGNATED BY SUCH DEPARTMENT, SHALL BE
PAID BY THE STATE AT THE ACTUAL PER DAY PER CAPITA COST, AS CERTIFIED BY
THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL OFFICIAL, BEGINNING WITH THE FIRST DAY OF WRITTEN
NOTIFICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES. NOTHING IN THIS
PARAGRAPH SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO AFFECT, IMPAIR, MODIFY, RESTRICT, DEFINE
OR EXPAND ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW WITH REGARD TO ANY OBLIGATION TO
DELIVER OR RECEIVE ANY SUCH PERSONS BY ANY STATE OR LOCAL OFFICIAL, OR
ANY REQUIREMENT OF TIMELY COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00719-02-9
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S 2. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (e) of subdivision 3 of section
259-i of the executive law, as amended by section 2 of part E of chapter
56 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
(i) If the alleged violator requests a local revocation hearing, he or
she shall be given a revocation hearing reasonably near the place of the
alleged violation or arrest if he or she has not been convicted of a
crime committed while under supervision, OR AT THE FACILITY WHERE HE OR
SHE IS CURRENTLY INCARCERATED. However, the board may, on its own
motion, designate a case for a local revocation hearing.
S 3. This act shall take effect May 31, 2010.