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Assembly Bill A1619

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for a program to transport persons subject to an outstanding warrant of arrest to the appropriate jurisdiction

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2011-A1619 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง221-e, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10285
2013-2014: A6337

2011-A1619 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a program to transport persons subject to an outstanding warrant of arrest to the appropriate jurisdiction initially to include persons charged with a felony, and then to include persons charged with a class A misdemeanor except in those cases where the distance for travel is 50 miles or less; requires the division of state police, the division of criminal justice services; and directs the office of court administration to coordinate a plan for the state assumption of the costs thereof, and makes other further refinements to existing and similar programs, the costs of such program to be shared by the state and localities.

2011-A1619 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1619

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. TEDISCO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the implementation  of
  the  warrant  return assistance program to provide for the transporta-
  tion of persons subject to a warrant of arrest

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

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 221-e
to read as follows:
  S 221-E. WARRANT RETURN  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM.  1.  THE  VIOLENT  FELON
WARRANT  PROGRAM  AS  PRESENTLY CONSTITUTED WITHIN THE DIVISION OF STATE
POLICE WHEREBY THE DIVISION PROVIDES FOR THE TRANSPORTATION  OF  CERTAIN
DEFENDANTS  CHARGED  WITH THE COMMISSION OF A VIOLENT FELONY AND SUBJECT
TO AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT OF ARREST, BENCH  WARRANT  OR  SUPERIOR  COURT
WARRANT  OF  ARREST,  AS  SUCH  TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION 1.20 OF THE
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, FROM ONE JURISDICTION TO THE JURISDICTION  WHERE
THE WARRANT IS OUTSTANDING IS HEREBY CONTINUED IN ITS CURRENT FORM.
  2.  SUCH  PROGRAM SHALL HOWEVER BE FURTHER EXPANDED ON AND AFTER APRIL
FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE TO  THE  EXTENT  THAT  THE  STATE,  UPON  THE
REQUEST  OF  THE  JURISDICTION  WHEREIN  A  PERSON CHARGED PURSUANT TO A
WARRANT OF ARREST, WARRANT, BENCH WARRANT OR SUPERIOR COURT  WARRANT  OF
ARREST  FOR ANY OTHER FELONY, OR ANY CLASS A MISDEMEANOR IS FOUND, SHALL
REIMBURSE SUCH JURISDICTION FOR  ONE-HALF  OF  THE  NECESSARY  COSTS  OF
PROVIDING  FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONS SUBJECT TO ANY SUCH WARRANT
OF ARREST, BENCH WARRANT OR SUPERIOR COURT WARRANT FROM THE JURISDICTION
WHEREIN SUCH PERSON IS APPREHENDED TO THE JURISDICTION WHERE THE WARRANT
IS OUTSTANDING, PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT SUCH SHARED  RESPONSIBILITY  SHALL
ONLY  APPLY WHERE THE DISTANCE FOR TRAVEL IS MORE THAN FIFTY MILES.  THE
REMAINING ONE-HALF OF SUCH EXPENSE  SHALL  BE  DEEMED  A  LOCAL  CHARGE.
DURING  THE  PERIOD  OF  TIME COMMENCING WITH THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
SECTION AND TERMINATING MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE,  THE  DIVISION

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01478-01-1
              

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