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Senate Bill S3266
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 10th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
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2015-S3266 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S3266 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3266 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to petition for expungement of records for certain marihuana convictions PURPOSE: Allows certain persons previously convicted of criminal possession of marijuana in the fifth degree to have their convictions expunged. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new section 440.75. New section 440.75 provides that: Any person who has been convicted of criminal possession of marijuana in the fifth degree, and has not been convicted of any prior or subsequent offense in this state, in any another state, or by the United States may, after the expiration of a period of two years from the date of his or her conviction, satisfactory completion of his or her probation, parole, completion of supervised release and the payment any fines imposed or restitution ordered may petition the
2015-S3266 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3266 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 4, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to petition for expungement of records for certain marihuana convictions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new section 440.75 to read as follows: S 440.75 PETITION FOR EXPUNGEMENT OF RECORDS FOR CERTAIN MARIHUANA CONVICTIONS. 1. ANY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED OF CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA IN THE FIFTH DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 221.10 OF THE PENAL LAW AND WHO HAS NOT BEEN CONVICTED OF ANY PRIOR OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE IN THIS STATE, ANOTHER STATE, OR BY THE UNITED STATES MAY, AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS FROM THE DATE OF HIS OR HER PREVIOUS CONVICTION, SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF HIS OR HER PROBATION, PAROLE, SUPERVISED RELEASE AND PAID ANY FINES IMPOSED OR RESTITUTION ORDERED, WHICHEVER IS LATER, MAY PRESENT A VERIFIED PETITION TO THE CRIMINAL TERM OF THE SUPREME COURT IN THE COUNTY OF CONVICTION OR THE COUNTY COURT IN THE COUNTY OF CONVICTION SEEKING AN ORDER THAT SUCH CONVICTION AND ALL RECORDS AND INFORMATION PERTAINING THERETO BE EXPUNGED. 2. (A) A COPY OF THE PETITION FOR EXPUNGEMENT TOGETHER WITH A COPY OF ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS SHALL BE SERVED UPON: (I) THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SERVING THE COUNTY OF CONVICTION; (II) THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE STATE POLICE AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE JURISDICTION OF CONVICTION; AND (III) THE JUDGE OR JUSTICE WHO IMPOSED SENTENCE OR IF NOT SERVING THE ADMINISTRATIVE OR SUPERVISING JUDGE IN THE JURISDICTION WHERE THE CONVICTION WAS ENTERED. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08828-01-5
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