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Assembly Bill A8238

Signed By Governor

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes local correctional facilities to house out of state inmates

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2011-A8238 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4946
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§45 & 500-a, add §500-o, Cor L

2011-A8238 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes local correctional facilities to house out of state inmates for term in excess of 90 days but not more than 1 year.

2011-A8238 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8238

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 8, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. AUBRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Correction

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the boarding  of  out
  of  state  inmates at local correctional facilities; and providing for
  the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. Section 45 of the correction law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 17 to read as follows:
  17.  MAKE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ASSEM-
BLY COMMITTEE ON CORRECTION AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE  ON
CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION CONCERNING INMATES CONFINED IN LOCAL
CORRECTIONAL  FACILITIES  PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT AUTHORIZED BY SECTION
FIVE HUNDRED-O OF THIS CHAPTER. SUCH REPORT SHALL  INCLUDE  BUT  NOT  BE
LIMITED  TO  THE  NUMBER OF COUNTIES MAINTAINING SUCH AGREEMENTS AND THE
NUMBER OF INMATES CONFINED PURSUANT TO SUCH AGREEMENTS.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 500-a of the correction law  is  amended
by adding an new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
  (G)  FOR THE CONFINEMENT OF PERSONS COMMITTED PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT
AUTHORIZED BY SECTION FIVE HUNDRED-O OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S 3. The correction law is amended by adding a new  section  500-o  to
read as follows:
  S  500-O. AGREEMENTS FOR CUSTODY OF INMATES FROM OTHER STATES.  1. THE
SHERIFF, WARDEN, SUPERINTENDENT, LOCAL  COMMISSIONER  OF  CORRECTION  OR
OTHER  PERSON  IN CHARGE OF A LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY MAY ENTER INTO
AN AGREEMENT WITH A CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION LOCATED IN ANOTHER STATE TO
PROVIDE FOR THE CUSTODY IN SUCH  LOCAL  CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY  IN  THIS
STATE OF PERSONS SENTENCED TO A PERIOD OF IMPRISONMENT FOR AN OFFENSE IN
SUCH OTHER STATE TO A TERM IN EXCESS OF NINETY DAYS BUT NO MORE THAN ONE
YEAR.  ANY  SUCH  AGREEMENT,  EXCEPT ONE THAT IS MADE BY THE CITY OF NEW
YORK, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE  COUNTY  LEGISLATURE,  THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13025-01-1

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