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Assembly Bill A9247

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that the people must be ready for trial within sixty days of the commencement of a criminal action when the defendant is charged with a traffic infraction

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2011-A9247 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง30.30 & 30.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A5730

2011-A9247 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the people must be ready for trial within sixty days of the commencement of a criminal action when the defendant is charged with a traffic infraction.

2011-A9247 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9247

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 9, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. WALTER, MONTESANO, TENNEY -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. SALADINO -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Codes

AN  ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to speedy trial
  time limitations for traffic infractions

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1 of section 30.30 of the criminal procedure
law is amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
  (E) SIXTY DAYS OF THE COMMISSION OF AN OFFENSE WHEREIN  THE  DEFENDANT
IS  ACCUSED  OF A TRAFFIC INFRACTION AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVI-
SION TWO OF SECTION 10.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
  S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 30.10 of the criminal procedure  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
  (E)  A  PROSECUTION  FOR A TRAFFIC INFRACTION MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN
SIXTY DAYS AFTER THE COMMISSION THEREOF.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08722-01-1

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