Assembly Bill A8547

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires DNA testing of all persons convicted of certain misdemeanors and felonies

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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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2011-A8547 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §995, Exec L

2011-A8547 - Summary

Requires DNA testing of all persons convicted of misdemeanors and felonies.

2011-A8547 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8547

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              July 20, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PAULIN, CLARK, GALEF, GUNTHER, SCHIMEL, BENEDET-
  TO, COLTON, GABRYSZAK, P. RIVERA, SPANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. ABBATE, GOTTFRIED, SCHIMMINGER -- read once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to DNA testing

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section  995  of  the  executive  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  2 of the laws of 2006, paragraph (a) as separately
amended by chapter 320 of the laws of 2006 and paragraph (f) as  amended
by chapter 405 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  7. "Designated offender" means a person convicted of and sentenced for
any  [one  or  more  of  the  following  provisions of the penal law (a)
sections 120.05, 120.10,  and  120.11,  relating  to  assault;  sections
125.15  through  125.27  relating  to homicide; sections 130.25, 130.30,
130.35, 130.40, 130.45, 130.50, 130.65, 130.67 and 130.70,  relating  to
sex  offenses;  sections  205.10, 205.15, 205.17 and 205.19, relating to
escape and other offenses, where the offender has been convicted  within
the  previous  five years of one of the other felonies specified in this
subdivision; or sections 255.25, 255.26 and 255.27, relating to  incest,
a  violent felony offense as defined in subdivision one of section 70.02
of the penal law, attempted murder in the first degree,  as  defined  in
section  110.00  and  section 125.27 of the penal law, kidnapping in the
first degree, as defined in section 135.25 of the penal  law,  arson  in
the  first  degree,  as  defined  in  section  150.20  of the penal law,
burglary in the third degree, as defined in section 140.20 of the  penal
law,  attempted  burglary  in  the  third  degree, as defined in section
110.00 and section 140.20 of the penal law, a felony defined in  article
four  hundred  ninety  of  the  penal  law  relating to terrorism or any
attempt to commit an offense defined in such article relating to terror-
ism which is a felony;  or  (b)  criminal  possession  of  a  controlled

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11912-01-1
              

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2011-A8547A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §995, Exec L

2011-A8547A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires DNA testing of all persons convicted of misdemeanors and felonies.

2011-A8547A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 8547--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              July 20, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PAULIN, CLARK, GALEF, GUNTHER, SCHIMEL, BENEDET-
  TO, COLTON, GABRYSZAK, P. RIVERA, KOLB, SIMANOWITZ, LANCMAN, MAGNAREL-
  LI, JAFFEE, TITONE, MORELLE, ESPINAL, LAVINE, SIMOTAS  --  Multi-Spon-
  sored   by  --  M.  of  A.  ABBATE,  GOTTFRIED,  PALMESANO,  ROBINSON,
  SCHIMMINGER, THIELE -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Codes  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee on Codes in accordance with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to DNA testing of certain
  offenders convicted of a crime

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  7  of  section  995 of the executive law, as
amended by chapter 2 of the laws of 2006, paragraph  (a)  as  separately
amended  by chapter 320 of the laws of 2006 and paragraph (f) as amended
by chapter 405 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  7. "Designated offender" means a person convicted  of  [and  sentenced
for  any  one  or  more of the following provisions of the penal law (a)
sections 120.05, 120.10,  and  120.11,  relating  to  assault;  sections
125.15  through  125.27  relating  to homicide; sections 130.25, 130.30,
130.35, 130.40, 130.45, 130.50, 130.65, 130.67 and 130.70,  relating  to
sex  offenses;  sections  205.10, 205.15, 205.17 and 205.19, relating to
escape and other offenses, where the offender has been convicted  within
the  previous  five years of one of the other felonies specified in this
subdivision; or sections 255.25, 255.26 and 255.27, relating to  incest,
a  violent felony offense as defined in subdivision one of section 70.02
of the penal law, attempted murder in the first degree,  as  defined  in
section  110.00  and  section 125.27 of the penal law, kidnapping in the
first degree, as defined in section 135.25 of the penal  law,  arson  in
the  first  degree,  as  defined  in  section  150.20  of the penal law,
burglary in the third degree, as defined in section 140.20 of the  penal

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11912-03-2
              

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