Assembly Bill A2479A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to certificates of disabilities issued by courts

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  • Introduced
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    • 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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Bill Amendments

2015-A2479 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§702, 703 & 703-b, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8564
2017-2018: A1607
2019-2020: A6108

2015-A2479 - Summary

Relates to certificates of disabilities issued by courts.

2015-A2479 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2479

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Correction

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to certificates of disa-
  bilities issued by courts

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 702  of  the  correction  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  342  of  the  laws  of 1972, is amended to read as
follows:
  2. Such certificate shall  [not]  be  issued  by  the  court  [unless]
PROVIDED THAT the court is satisfied that:
  (a) The person to whom it is to be granted is an eligible offender, as
defined in section seven hundred OF THIS ARTICLE;
  (b) The relief to be granted by the certificate is consistent with the
rehabilitation of the eligible offender; and
  (c) The relief to be granted by the certificate is consistent with the
public interest.
  S  2.  The  opening  paragraph  of subdivision 3 of section 703 of the
correction law, as amended by section 34 of subpart B of part C of chap-
ter 62 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  The department shall [not] issue [any] A certificate  of  relief  from
disabilities  pursuant  to  subdivisions  one  or  two  OF THIS SECTION,
[unless] PROVIDED THAT the department is satisfied that:
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05945-01-5

2015-A2479A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§702, 703 & 703-b, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8564
2017-2018: A1607
2019-2020: A6108

2015-A2479A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to certificates of disabilities issued by courts.

2015-A2479A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 2479--A
                                                        Cal. No. 184

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Correction  --  advanced  to  a third reading, amended and ordered
  reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to certificates of disa-
  bilities issued by courts

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section 702 of the correction law, as
amended by chapter 342 of the laws  of  1972,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  2.  Such  certificate  shall  [not]  be  issued  by the court [unless]
PROVIDED THAT the court is satisfied that:
  (a) The person to whom it is to be granted is an eligible offender, as
defined in section seven hundred OF THIS ARTICLE;
  (b) The relief to be granted by the certificate is consistent with the
rehabilitation of the eligible offender; and
  (c) The relief to be granted by the certificate is consistent with the
public interest.
  S 2. The opening paragraph of subdivision 3  of  section  703  of  the
correction law, as amended by section 34 of subpart B of part C of chap-
ter 62 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  The  department  shall  [not] issue [any] A certificate of relief from
disabilities pursuant to  subdivisions  one  or  two  OF  THIS  SECTION,
[unless] PROVIDED THAT the department is satisfied that:
  S  3. Subdivision 2 of section 703-b of the correction law, as amended
by section 35 of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of  2011,
is amended to read as follows:
  2.  The  department  shall  [have the power to] issue a certificate of
good conduct to any person previously convicted of a crime in any  other
jurisdiction, when the department is satisfied that:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05945-02-5

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