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Senate Bill S3475

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Exempts crimes of making graffiti and possession of graffiti instruments from youthful offender procedure after defendant is found guilty of such a charge

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2015-S3475 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง720.35, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S617
2011-2012: S2943
2013-2014: S4546

2015-S3475 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts crimes of making graffiti and possession of graffiti instruments from youthful offender procedure after defendant is found guilty of such a charge.

2015-S3475 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3475 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3475

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 10, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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  youthful
  offender procedure

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

  Section 1.  Section 720.35 of the criminal procedure law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS  SECTION,
WHENEVER  A PERSON IS ADJUDICATED A YOUTHFUL OFFENDER AND THE CONVICTION
THAT WAS VACATED AND REPLACED  BY  THE  YOUTHFUL  OFFENDER  FINDING  WAS
EITHER  MAKING  GRAFFITI IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 145.60 OF THE PENAL LAW
OR POSSESSION OF GRAFFITI INSTRUMENTS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 145.65  OF
THE  PENAL LAW, THEN THE NAME OF THE YOUTHFUL OFFENDER AND THE CRIME FOR
WHICH THE YOUTHFUL OFFENDER FINDING WAS SUBSTITUTED SHALL NOT BE  CONFI-
DENTIAL  AND  MAY  BE  MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON OR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE
AGENCY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01522-01-5

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