| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2014 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S7953
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
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2013-S7953 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S7953 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7953
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the
retaking of certain persons absconding from parole or other
conditional release
PURPOSE: Enacts "Cesar's Law" to require the retaking of parolees,
with a class A or violent felony conviction, who abscond from the
supervision of the State Board of Parole.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one is the short title, "Cesar's Law"
Section two amends paragraph (i) of subdivision 3 of section 259-I of
the executive law, as amended by section 384-1 of subpart A of part C
of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011.
Section three is an immediate effective date.
JUSTIFICATION: This legislation would create "Cesar's Law". Cesar
Sanchez was a 20 year old young man who was shot outside the Berry
Houses complex on Staten Island where he resided. He died two days
later from his injuries. The suspect in the case was currently listed
as an absconder. The suspect was released on parole in September 2011
after serving six years in prison upon pleading guilty to a lesser
2013-S7953 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7953
I N S E N A T E
October 24, 2014
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Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the retaking of
certain persons absconding from parole or other conditional release
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Short title. This act shall be know and may be cited as
"Cesar's law".
S 2. Paragraph (i) of subdivision 3 of section 259-i of the executive
law, as amended by section 38-f-1 of subpart A of part C of chapter 62
of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
(i) Where there is reasonable cause to believe that a presumptive
releasee, parolee, conditional releasee or person under post-release
supervision has absconded from supervision the board may declare such
person to be delinquent. IF SUCH PERSON HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN CONVICTED OF
A CLASS A FELONY OFFENSE, OTHER THAN A CLASS A FELONY OFFENSE DEFINED IN
ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED TWENTY OF THE PENAL LAW, OR A VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE
AS DEFINED IN SECTION 70.02 OF THE PENAL LAW, THE BOARD SHALL DECLARE
SUCH PERSON TO BE DELINQUENT AND A WARRANT SHALL BE ISSUED FOR THE
RETAKING OF SUCH PERSON AND FOR HIS OR HER TEMPORARY DETENTION ACCORDING
TO THE RULES OF THE BOARD, AND THE BOARD SHALL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION OF THE LOCALITY IN WHICH SUCH
ABSCONDER RESIDES. This paragraph shall not be construed to deny such
person a preliminary revocation hearing upon his OR HER retaking, nor to
relieve the department of any obligation it may have to exercise due
diligence to retake the alleged absconder, nor to relieve the parolee or
releasee of any obligation he OR SHE may have to comply with the condi-
tions of his OR HER release.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15865-01-4
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