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Assembly Bill A1690

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to confidential hearing records; authorizes attorney representing inmate in certain proceedings to obtain a copy of hearing record; prohibits redisclosure

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2015-A1690 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง138, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7117
2017-2018: A2385
2019-2020: A4253
2021-2022: A7592

2015-A1690 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to confidential hearing records; authorizes attorney representing inmate in certain proceedings to obtain a copy of hearing record; prohibits redisclosure.

2015-A1690 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1690

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. O'DONNELL, WEPRIN -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Correction

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to confidential  hearing
  records

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

  Section 1. Section 138 of the correction law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7.  AN ATTORNEY REPRESENTING AN INMATE IN ANY APPEAL OF A DISCIPLINARY
PROCEEDING OR IN ANY LAWSUIT RELATED  TO  SUCH  A  PROCEEDING  SHALL  BE
PROVIDED  WITH  A COPY OF THE ENTIRE HEARING RECORD BUT SHALL NOT REDIS-
CLOSE SUCH RECORDS TO ANY PERSON NOT  OTHERWISE  AUTHORIZED  BY  LAW  TO
OBTAIN THEM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04807-01-5

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