Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to codes returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 13, 2013 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 12, 2013 |
ordered to third reading cal.1336 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 05, 2013 |
reported and committed to finance |
Mar 07, 2013 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S4071
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- 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
Actions
Votes
2013-S4071 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Criminal Procedure Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§160.50, 160.55 & 160.58, CP L; amd §296, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2015-2016:
S1450
2017-2018: S420
2013-S4071 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4071 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the criminal procedure law and the executive law, in relation to disclosure of arrest and prosecution records of applicants for employment by police departments and other law enforcement agencies PURPOSE: To allow the disclosure of criminal histories of all applicants for employment by police departments and other law enforcement agencies. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends Criminal Procedure Law section 160.50(1)(d) to provide that criminal records sealed pursuant to this section shall be made available to a police department or law enforcement agency when an employment application has been made by the person accused of criminal activity. Any records obtained must also be provided to the applicant and the applicant shall be afforded the opportunity to provide an explanation. Section 2 of the bill amends Criminal Procedure Law section 160.55(1)(d) to provide that criminal records sealed pursuant to this section shall be made available to a police department or law enforcement agency when an employment application has been made by the
2013-S4071 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4071 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 7, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law and the executive law, in relation to disclosure of arrest and prosecution records of applicants for employment by police departments and other law enforcement agen- cies THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 160.50 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by section 73 of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: (d) such records shall be made available to the person accused or to such person's designated agent, and shall be made available to (i) a prosecutor in any proceeding in which the accused has moved for an order pursuant to section 170.56 or 210.46 of this chapter, or (ii) a law enforcement agency upon ex parte motion in any superior court, if such agency demonstrates to the satisfaction of the court that justice requires that such records be made available to it, or (iii) any state or local officer or agency with responsibility for the issuance of licenses to possess guns, when the accused has made application for such a license, or (iv) the New York state department of corrections and community supervision when the accused is on parole supervision as a result of conditional release or a parole release granted by the New York state board of parole, and the arrest which is the subject of the inquiry is one which occurred while the accused was under such super- vision or (v) any prospective employer of a police officer or peace officer as those terms are defined in subdivisions thirty-three and thirty-four of section 1.20 of this chapter, in relation to an applica- tion for employment as a police officer or peace officer; provided, however, that every person who is an applicant for the position of police officer or peace officer shall be furnished with a copy of all EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07250-02-3
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.