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Senate Bill S6864A

Signed By Governor

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes the use of the Albany county correctional facility for detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any court in the county of Albany

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2011-S6864 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9540
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§500-a & 500-c, Cor L

2011-S6864 - Summary

Authorizes the use of the Albany county correctional facility for the detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any court in the county of Albany.

2011-S6864 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6864 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6864

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 30, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
  Correction

AN  ACT  to amend the correction law, in relation to authorizing the use
  of the Albany  county  correctional  facility  for  the  detention  of
  persons  under  arrest  being held for arraignment in the Colonie town
  court

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

  Section  1. Section 500-a of the correction law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 2-1 to read as follows:
  2-1. THE ALBANY COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY MAY ALSO BE USED FOR  THE
DETENTION  OF  PERSONS  UNDER  ARREST  BEING HELD FOR ARRAIGNMENT IN THE
COURT LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF COLONIE, COUNTY OF ALBANY.
  S 2. Section 500-c of the correction law is amended by  adding  a  new
subdivision 18 to read as follows:
  18.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IN THE TOWN OF COLO-
NIE, COUNTY OF ALBANY, ALL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL  EQUALLY
APPLY IN ANY CASE WHERE THE SHERIFF IS HOLDING A PERSON UNDER ARREST FOR
ARRAIGNMENT  PRIOR  TO COMMITMENT, AS IF SUCH PERSON HAS BEEN JUDICIALLY
COMMITTED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE SHERIFF AND SUCH PERSON MAY BE  HELD  IN
THE ALBANY COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
  S  3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amend-
ment to section 500-c of the correction law, made by section two of this
act, shall not affect the repeal of such section pursuant to section  12
of  chapter  907  of  the  laws of 1984, as amended, and shall be deemed
repealed therewith.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14059-01-2

2011-S6864A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9540
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§500-a & 500-c, Cor L

2011-S6864A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the use of the Albany county correctional facility for the detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any court in the county of Albany.

2011-S6864A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6864A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6864--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 30, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
  Correction -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the correction law, in relation to authorizing the use
  of the Albany  county  correctional  facility  for  the  detention  of
  persons  under  arrest  being held for arraignment in any court in the
  county of Albany

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

  Section  1. Section 500-a of the correction law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 2-1 to read as follows:
  2-1. THE ALBANY COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY MAY ALSO BE USED FOR  THE
DETENTION  OF  PERSONS  UNDER  ARREST  BEING HELD FOR ARRAIGNMENT IN ANY
COURT LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF ALBANY.
  S 2. Section 500-c of the correction law is amended by  adding  a  new
subdivision 18 to read as follows:
  18. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IN THE COUNTY OF ALBA-
NY,  ALL  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL EQUALLY APPLY IN ANY CASE
WHERE THE SHERIFF IS HOLDING A PERSON UNDER ARREST FOR ARRAIGNMENT PRIOR
TO COMMITMENT, AS IF SUCH PERSON HAS BEEN JUDICIALLY  COMMITTED  TO  THE
CUSTODY  OF THE SHERIFF AND SUCH PERSON MAY BE HELD IN THE ALBANY COUNTY
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the  amend-
ment to section 500-c of the correction law, made by section two of this
act,  shall not affect the repeal of such section pursuant to section 12
of chapter 907 of the laws of 1984, as  amended,  and  shall  be  deemed
repealed therewith.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14059-03-2

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