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Assembly Bill A4503
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
RAIA
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Thomas McKevitt
multi-Sponsors
William A. Barclay
Kenneth Blankenbush
Marc Butler
Jane Corwin
2013-A4503 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A4503 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4503 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 5, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RAIA, McKEVITT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, BUTLER, CROUCH, FINCH, HAWLEY, KOLB, McDONOUGH, PALMESANO, RABBITT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to authorizing the personal presence of crime victims during trial THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and determines that in the interest of the fair administration of justice that a victim of a criminal offense be afforded the opportunity to attend any trial or hearing conducted by any court which pertains to such criminal offense. Further, the legislature hereby finds and determines, that in the interest of the fair administration of justice that a victim of a crimi- nal offense not be excluded from any hearing or trial conducted by any court which pertains to such criminal offense merely because the victim has or may testify at such hearings or trial. The legislature finds that the right of the victim to be personally present during a trial or hear- ing should be guaranteed to further the interests of justice. S 2. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding three new sections 260.25, 260.26 and 260.27 to read as follows: S 260.25 CRIME VICTIM'S COURT ATTENDANCE. THE VICTIM OF A CRIMINAL OFFENSE, OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE, SHALL BE ENTITLED TO BE PERSONALLY PRESENT DURING THE TRIAL OF AN INDICTMENT AND SHALL BE SEATED DURING SUCH TRIAL AT THE COUNSEL TABLE OF THE PROSECU- TOR. S 260.26 EXEMPTION FROM RULE REQUIRING EXCLUSION OF WITNESS FROM COURT; REMOVAL GENERALLY. A CRIME VICTIM SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE OPERATION OF RULE OF COURT, REGULATION OR STATUTE OR OTHER LAW REQUIRING THE SEPARATION OR EXCLUSION OF WITNESSES FROM COURT IN CRIMINAL HEARINGS OR TRIALS. PROVIDED, HOWEV- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05167-01-3
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