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Assembly Bill A2204

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to certificates of relief from disabilities issued by the department of corrections and community supervision

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2013-A2204 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S316
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง702 & 703, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7813, S6540
2015-2016: S232
2017-2018: S4858

2013-A2204 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to certificates of relief from disabilities issued by the department of corrections and community supervision.

2013-A2204 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2204

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  STEVENSON  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  ARROYO, CRESPO, GIBSON, ROBINSON -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Correction

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  correction  law, in relation to certificates of
  relief from disabilities issued by the department of  corrections  and
  community supervision

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

  Section 1.  Subdivision 2 of section 702 of  the  correction  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  342  of  the  laws  of 1972, is amended to read as
follows:
  2. Such certificate shall  [not]  be  issued  by  the  court  [unless]
PROVIDED THAT the court is satisfied that:
  (a) The person to whom it is to be granted is an eligible offender, as
defined in section seven hundred OF THIS ARTICLE;
  (b) The relief to be granted by the certificate is consistent with the
rehabilitation of the eligible offender; and
  (c) The relief to be granted by the certificate is consistent with the
public interest.
  S  2.    The  opening paragraph of subdivision 3 of section 703 of the
correction law, as amended by section 34 of subpart B of part C of chap-
ter 62 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  The department shall [not] issue [any] A certificate  of  relief  from
disabilities  pursuant  to  subdivisions  one  or  two  OF THIS SECTION,
[unless] WHEN the department is satisfied that:
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01006-01-3

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