Senate Bill S6262

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for establishment of gun court calendars in criminal courts

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee


  • 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-S6262 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Add §10.50, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S347
2013-2014: S1797
2015-2016: S3569
2017-2018: S798

2011-S6262 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the establishment of gun court calendars in criminal courts to hear cases involving unlawful gun possession and use and requires the expeditious scheduling of trials conducted therein; makes various provisions for the establishment of such calendar.

2011-S6262 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6262 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6262

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 18, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN  ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to establishing
  gun court calendars in the criminal courts

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

  Section  1.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature finds and declares
that:
  (1) There has been significant growth in the use of  firearms  in  the
commission of violent crimes.
  (2)  Many  of  the shootings are drug or gang related and endanger law
abiding citizens.
  (3) Many of the gun offenses are committed while individuals are  free
on bail for other offenses.
  (4)  The  growing  number of gun related offenses constitutes a burden
upon the state of New York and threatens the domestic tranquility of the
state and its people, especially residents  of  the  urban  areas  where
these crimes are most prevalent.
  (5) In order to deter the use of firearms in the commission of violent
crimes,  and  to  protect  the  law  abiding public, there must be swift
disposition of gun related offenses in our courts, and there must be the
certain prospect of prison terms for those who  are  convicted  of  such
crimes.
  It  is therefore declared to be the policy of the state of New York to
provide maximum safety and security to  its  people  from  unlawful  gun
related  violence and intrusion upon their persons and property by expe-
diting the processing and disposition of such cases and,  unless  other-
wise provided, imposing prison terms that must be served.
  To accomplish this purpose in an effort to minimize delay in the proc-
essing  of  criminal  cases  in  this  state  relating  to  the  illegal
possession and use of guns and other dangerous weapons  there  shall  be
established  a separate calendar within the jurisdiction of the criminal
courts of this state  for  hearing  trial  and  disposition  of  actions

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07288-01-1
              

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