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Assembly Bill A1289

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Directs the notification of certain victims of certain felons of name changes by such felons

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2013-A1289 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง837, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6299
2011-2012: A2207

2013-A1289 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the division of criminal justice services, in cooperation with the state administrator of the unified court system, to notify the victim of certain felons of the felon's name change at the most current address or telephone number provided by such victim in the most reasonable and expedient possible manner, or if the victim cannot be located or is deceased, notify the victim's immediate family, if possible.

2013-A1289 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1289

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  the  notification  of
  victims of certain felons of name changes by such felons

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

  Section 1. Section 837 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 4-d to read as follows:
  4-D.  IN COOPERATION WITH THE STATE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNIFIED COURT
SYSTEM,  IDENTIFY  ANY  PERSON  WHO  SINCE   JANUARY   FIRST,   NINETEEN
SEVENTY-FIVE  HAS CHANGED HIS OR HER NAME PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIX OF THE
CIVIL RIGHTS LAW WHILE HE OR SHE  WAS  CONFINED  AS  AN  INMATE  IN  ANY
CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE STATE DIVISION OF
PAROLE OR A COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT AS A RESULT OF A CONVICTION  FOR
A VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 70.02 OF THE PENAL LAW OR
A  FELONY  DEFINED IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF SUCH LAW OR ANY
OF THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS OF SUCH LAW: SECTION 130.25, 130.30, 130.40,
130.45, 135.10, 135.25,  230.05,  230.06,  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  SECTION
230.30,  SECTION  230.32, 255.25, 255.26, 255.27, OR ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED
SIXTY-THREE. ONCE SUCH FELONS HAVE BEEN  IDENTIFIED,  THE  DIVISION,  IN
COOPERATION  WITH  THE  STATE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM,
SHALL PROMPTLY NOTIFY THE VICTIM OF ANY SUCH FELON OF THE  FELON'S  NAME
CHANGE  AT THE MOST CURRENT ADDRESS OR TELEPHONE NUMBER PROVIDED BY SUCH
VICTIM IN THE MOST REASONABLE AND EXPEDIENT POSSIBLE MANNER, OR  IF  THE
VICTIM  CANNOT  BE LOCATED OR IS DECEASED, NOTIFY THE VICTIM'S IMMEDIATE
FAMILY, IF POSSIBLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00431-01-3

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