Assembly Bill A2973

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Makes numerous provisions regarding discovery in criminal cases; replaces discovery on demand with mandatory discovery system; repealer

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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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2015-A2973 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §240.10 sub 1, §§240.45 & §240.80, amd CP L, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3775
2011-2012: A556
2013-2014: A3665
2017-2018: A3563

2015-A2973 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends numerous provisions of law regarding discovery procedure and requirements in criminal cases including provisions for discovery by defendant of arrest and complaint reports and discovery by the prosecutor; eliminates demand discovery; requires prosecutor to make available to defense within 15 days of arraignment materials and information and to make a good faith effort to ascertain existence of discoverable material; makes provisions on protective orders.

2015-A2973 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2973

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend  the criminal procedure law, in relation to discovery
  procedure and requirements and to  repeal  subdivision  1  of  section
  240.10, section 240.45 and section 240.80 of such law relating thereto

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

  Section 1.  Subdivision 9 of section 65.20 of the  criminal  procedure
law, as added by chapter 505 of the laws of 1985 and renumbered by chap-
ter 548 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  9.  (a) Prior to the commencement of the hearing conducted pursuant to
subdivision five of this section, the district attorney  shall,  subject
to  a  protective order, comply with the provisions of subdivision [one]
TWO of section [240.45] 240.20 of  this  chapter  as  they  concern  any
witness  whom  the  district attorney intends to call at the hearing and
the child witness.
  (b) Before a defendant calls a witness at  such  hearing,  he  or  she
must,  subject  to  a  protective  order,  comply with the provisions of
subdivision two of section [240.45]  240.30  of  this  chapter  as  they
concern all the witnesses the defendant intends to call at such hearing.
  S 2.  Subdivision 1 of section 240.10 of the criminal procedure law is
REPEALED  and  subdivisions  2, 3 and 4 are renumbered subdivisions 1, 2
and 3.
  S 3. The criminal procedure law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
240.15 to read as follows:
S 240.15 DISCOVERY BY DEFENDANT OF ARREST AND COMPLAINT REPORTS.
  UPON  ARRAIGNMENT, THE PROSECUTOR SHALL, SUBJECT TO A PROTECTIVE ORDER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 240.50 OF THIS ARTICLE, PROVIDE THE DEFENDANT WITH A
COPY OF ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT DESCRIBING THE ARREST AND  PROCESSING
OF  THE  DEFENDANT  AND  ANY  OFFICIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT BY WHICH A
CRIME IS REPORTED TO THE POLICE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02952-01-5
              

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