Assembly Bill A3861

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Permits a social worker or other professional to provide emotional support to a vulnerable elderly person testifying in certain grand jury proceedings

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  • Introduced
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    • 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-A3861 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S163
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §190.25, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1708, S2151
2013-2014: A2399
2015-2016: A2374
2017-2018: A6298
2019-2020: A5712

2011-A3861 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits a social worker, rape crisis counselor, or other professional to provide emotional support to a vulnerable elderly person testifying in certain grand jury proceedings provided that the district attorney consents.

2011-A3861 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3861

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to permitting  a
  social  worker or other professional to provide emotional support to a
  vulnerable elderly person testifying in certain grand jury proceedings

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 3 of section 190.25 of the criminal procedure
law is amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows:
  (I) A SOCIAL WORKER, RAPE  CRISIS  COUNSELOR,  PSYCHOLOGIST  OR  OTHER
PROFESSIONAL PROVIDING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO A VULNERABLE ELDERLY PERSON,
AS  THAT  TERM  IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION 260.31 OF THE
PENAL LAW, AS ADDED BY CHAPTER THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE OF THE  LAWS  OF
NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT, WHO IS CALLED TO GIVE EVIDENCE IN A GRAND
JURY  PROCEEDING,  CONCERNING  ANY  TYPE  OF  OFFENSE, PROVIDED THAT THE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY CONSENTS. SUCH SUPPORT PERSON SHALL  NOT  PROVIDE  THE
WITNESS  WITH AN ANSWER TO ANY QUESTION OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN SUCH
PROCEEDING AND SHALL FIRST TAKE AN OATH BEFORE THE GRAND JURY THAT HE OR
SHE WILL KEEP SECRET ALL MATTERS BEFORE SUCH GRAND JURY  WITHIN  HIS  OR
HER KNOWLEDGE.
  S 2. 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.
                                                           LBD01660-01-1

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