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Assembly Bill A4440

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the examination of witnesses

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2015-A4440 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S394
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง660.20, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8779, S7178
2017-2018: A3286, S2512
2019-2020: A1856, S716
2021-2022: S1701
2023-2024: S251
2025-2026: S623

2015-A4440 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the examination of witnesses.

2015-A4440 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4440

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 2, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, OTIS, SIMOTAS, ENGLEBRIGHT, GUNTHER,
  JAFFEE,  CLARK, COOK, BRONSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MAGEE,
  MARKEY, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, SKARTADOS, STECK, THIELE --  read  once
  and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN  ACT  to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to examination
  of witnesses

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 2 of section 660.20 of the criminal procedure
law is amended to read as follows:
  2.  Will not be amenable or responsive to legal process  or  available
as a witness at a time when his testimony will be sought, either because
he is:
  (a)   About to leave the state and not return for a substantial period
of time; or
  (b)  Physically ill or [incapacited.] INCAPACITATED; OR
  (C) OF ADVANCED AGE WHICH, FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION  SHALL
MEAN A PERSON WHO HAS ATTAINED THE AGE OF SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01361-01-5

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