Senate Bill S3676

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enables victims to view parole hearings via closed circuit television or a secure online website

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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-S3676 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4827
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§259-c & 641, Exec L; amd §440.50, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4160, A5433
2015-2016: S3667, A4065
2017-2018: A3328
2019-2020: A3890

2013-S3676 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enables victims and relatives of victims to view parole hearings via closed circuit television or a secure online website.

2013-S3676 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3676

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 11, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- 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 executive law and the criminal procedure law, in
  relation to enabling  victims  to  view  parole  hearings  via  closed
  circuit television or a secure online website

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

  Section 1. Section 259-c of the executive law is amended by  adding  a
new subdivision 18 to read as follows:
  18. PERMIT VICTIMS AND RELATIVES OF VICTIMS TO VIEW AN INMATE'S PAROLE
HEARING RELATING TO THEIR CASE VIA CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION OR A SECURE
ONLINE WEBSITE.
  S  2.  Subdivision  3 of section 641 of the executive law, as added by
chapter 94 of the laws of 1984 and paragraph (d) as amended  by  chapter
618 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
  3.  Ensure  notification  of  victims,  witnesses,  relatives of those
victims and witnesses who are minors, and relatives of homicide victims,
if such persons provide the appropriate official with a current  address
and  telephone number, either by phone or by mail, if possible, of judi-
cial proceedings relating to their case, including:
  (a) the arrest of an accused;
  (b) the initial appearance of an accused before a judicial officer;
  (c) the release of an accused pending judicial proceedings; [and]
  (d) proceedings in the prosecution of the accused including entry of a
plea of guilty, trial, sentencing,  but  prior  to  sentencing  specific
information  shall  be  provided regarding the right to seek restitution
and reparation, and where a term of imprisonment  is  imposed,  specific
information  shall  be  provided  regarding maximum and minimum terms of
such imprisonment; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07953-01-3

              

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