Assembly Bill A6690

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Makes provisions relating to grand jury proceedings and operations in relation to child witnesses

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  • 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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2013-A6690 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §190.25, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5592
2011-2012: A5118
2015-2016: A6016
2017-2018: A6952
2019-2020: A5588
2021-2022: A4713

2013-A6690 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a person to whom a child witness has initially disclosed evidence concerning a crime and who provides emotional support, including but not limited to, a professional counselor or family member, may be present during certain proceedings of a grand jury.

2013-A6690 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6690

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 12, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. OAKS, KOLB, McDONOUGH, MALLIOTAKIS, MONTESANO,
  SALADINO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BARCLAY,  BUTLER,  CORWIN,
  DUPREY,  FINCH, FITZPATRICK, JORDAN, McLAUGHLIN, PALMESANO, RABBITT --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation  to  grand  jury
  proceedings and operation

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subdivision 3 of  section  190.25  of  the
criminal  procedure  law, as amended by chapter 405 of the laws of 2010,
is amended to read as follows:
  (h) A social worker, rape crisis counselor, psychologist  [or  other],
professional  [providing]    OR OTHER PERSON TO WHOM A CHILD WITNESS HAS
INITIALLY DISCLOSED EVIDENCE CONCERNING A CRIME AS DEFINED IN THIS PARA-
GRAPH, AND WHO PROVIDES emotional support  to  a  child  witness  twelve
years  old  or  younger  who  is called to give evidence in a grand jury
proceeding concerning a crime defined in article one hundred twenty-one,
article one hundred thirty, article two hundred sixty,  section  120.10,
125.10, 125.15, 125.20, 125.25, 125.26, 125.27, 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27
of  the  penal  law  provided  that the district attorney consents. Such
support person shall not provide the witness with an answer to any ques-
tion or otherwise participate in such proceeding and shall first take an
oath before the grand jury that he or she will keep secret  all  matters
before such grand jury within his or her knowledge.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04314-01-3

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