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Senate Bill S5033
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
(D) Senate District
2009-S5033 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S5033 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5033 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to authorizing references for orders of protection to judicial hearing officers or referees PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill authorizes the use of judicial hearing officers and referees to hear and determine ex parte petitions for orders of protection in domestic violence cases. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : The bill amends section 212(n) of the judiciary law to authorize a court pursuant to the CPLR to order a reference to a judicial hearing officer or referee to determine ex parte orders of protection and requires training about domestic violence for judicial hearing officers and referees. JUSTIFICATION : This legislation adds resources who are qualified and specially trained about domestic violence to hear petitions for orders of protection in domestic violence cases. Additional resources will assure timely and effective judicial intervention for victims of domestic violence. One of the chief complaints of court users is the significant delays experienced by self-represented litigants who file petitions in Family Court. And, the number of cases assigned to family courts have increased significantly. In Monroe County Family Court the caseload
2009-S5033 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5033 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 27, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HASSELL-THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to authorizing references for orders of protection to judicial hearing officers or referees THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (n) of subdivision 2 of section 212 of the judi- ciary law, as amended by chapter 326 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: (n) Have the power to authorize a court under subdivision (b) of section forty-three hundred seventeen of the civil practice law and rules to order a reference TO A JUDICIAL HEARING OFFICER OR REFEREE to determine an application for an order of protection (including a tempo- rary order of protection) that, in accordance with law, is made ex parte or where all parties besides the applicant default in appearance; provided, however, this paragraph shall only apply to applications brought in family court during the hours that the court is in session, and after five o'clock p.m. Training about domestic violence shall be required for ALL JUDICIAL HEARING OFFICERS AND REFEREES AND all OTHER persons who are designated to serve as references as provided in this paragraph. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend- ments to paragraph (n) of subdivision 2 of section 212 of the judiciary law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such paragraph, as provided by section 2 of chapter 340 of the laws of 2001, as amended, and shall be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02605-01-9
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