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Assembly Bill A6532

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Adds violation to definitions regarding juvenile delinquency where crime is referred to

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2011-A6532 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Family Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง301.2, Fam Ct Act
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A2807

2011-A6532 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds "violation" to definitions regarding juvenile delinquency where "crime" is referred to.

2011-A6532 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6532

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 21, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. KOLB, BARRON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  CALHOUN, JORDAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children
  and Families

AN ACT  to  amend  the  family  court  act,  in  relation  to  including
  violations in defining juvenile delinquency

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 301.2 of the family court act,  as
added by chapter 920 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows:
  1.  "Juvenile  delinquent"  means  a  person  over seven and less than
sixteen years of age, who, having committed an act that would constitute
a VIOLATION AS DEFINED IN SECTION 10.00 OF THE PENAL LAW, OR A crime  if
committed  by  an  adult,  (a)  is  not  criminally responsible for such
conduct by reason of infancy, or (b)  is  the  defendant  in  an  action
ordered  removed  from  a criminal court to the family court pursuant to
article seven hundred twenty-five of the criminal procedure law.
  S 2. Subdivision 6 of section 301.2 of the family court act, as  added
by chapter 920 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows:
  6.  "Fact-finding  hearing"  means  a hearing to determine whether the
respondent or respondents committed the VIOLATION OR  VIOLATIONS,  crime
or crimes alleged in the petition or petitions.
  S 3. Subdivision 14 of section 301.2 of the family court act, as added
by chapter 920 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows:
  14.  Any reference in this article to the commission of a VIOLATION OR
A crime includes any act which, if done by an adult, would constitute  a
VIOLATION OR A crime.
  S  4.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
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.
                                                           LBD05189-01-1

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