Senate Bill S2034A

Vetoed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Defines necessary court appearance for purposes of determination of crime victim's award

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S2034 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1097
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §631, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4405, A6532
2011-2012: S3813, A4201
2013-2014: S3360, A5916
2017-2018: S3338, A6857

2015-S2034 - Summary

Defines the term "necessary court appearance" for purposes of the determination of a crime victim's award to include any part of a proceeding from arraignment through sentencing, pre and post trial hearings and hearings before the parole board.

2015-S2034 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2034 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2034

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 21, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HASSELL-THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Crime  Victims,
  Crime and Correction

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law, in relation to the definition of
  necessary court appearances for purposes of determining crime victim's
  award

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

  Section  1.  Subdivisions 8, 10 and 12 of section 631 of the executive
law, subdivision 8 as amended by chapter 391 of the laws of 2003, subdi-
vision 10 as added by chapter 197 of the laws of 1983,  and  subdivision
12 as amended by chapter 188 of the laws of 2014, are amended to read as
follows:
  8.  Notwithstanding  the provisions of subdivisions one, two and three
of this section, an elderly or disabled victim who has  not  been  phys-
ically injured as a direct result of a crime, shall only be eligible for
an award that includes the unreimbursed cost of repair or replacement of
essential  personal property that has been lost, damaged or destroyed as
a direct result of a crime, transportation expenses incurred for  neces-
sary court appearances in connection with the prosecution of such crimes
and  the  unreimbursed  cost  of  counselling provided to the elderly or
disabled victim on account of mental or emotional  stress  or  financial
counselling  provided  to  the  elderly or disabled victim on account of
financial difficulty resulting from the  incident  in  which  the  crime
occurred if such counselling or financial counselling is commenced with-
in  one year from the date of the incident.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDI-
VISION, "NECESSARY COURT APPEARANCES" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE  LIMITED
TO,  ANY PART OF TRIAL FROM ARRAIGNMENT THROUGH SENTENCING, PRE AND POST
TRIAL HEARINGS, GRAND JURY HEARINGS AND MEETINGS WITH A  MEMBER  OF  THE
STATE  BOARD OF PAROLE PURSUANT TO SECTION 440.50 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCE-
DURE LAW.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04389-01-5
              

2015-S2034A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1097
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §631, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4405, A6532
2011-2012: S3813, A4201
2013-2014: S3360, A5916
2017-2018: S3338, A6857

2015-S2034A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Defines the term "necessary court appearance" for purposes of the determination of a crime victim's award to include any part of a proceeding from arraignment through sentencing, pre and post trial hearings and hearings before the parole board.

2015-S2034A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2034A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2034--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 21, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HASSELL-THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Crime  Victims,
  Crime and Correction -- recommitted to the Committee on Crime Victims,
  Crime  and  Correction  in  accordance  with  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law, in relation to the definition of
  necessary court appearances for purposes of determining crime victim's
  award

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

  Section  1.  Subdivisions 8, 10 and 12 of section 631 of the executive
law, subdivision 8 as amended by chapter 391 of the laws of 2003, subdi-
vision 10 as added by chapter 197 of the laws of 1983,  and  subdivision
12 as amended by chapter 188 of the laws of 2014, are amended to read as
follows:
  8.  Notwithstanding  the provisions of subdivisions one, two and three
of this section, an elderly or disabled victim who has  not  been  phys-
ically injured as a direct result of a crime, shall only be eligible for
an award that includes the unreimbursed cost of repair or replacement of
essential  personal property that has been lost, damaged or destroyed as
a direct result of a crime, transportation expenses incurred for  neces-
sary court appearances in connection with the prosecution of such crimes
and  the  unreimbursed  cost  of  counselling provided to the elderly or
disabled victim on account of mental or emotional  stress  or  financial
counselling  provided  to  the  elderly or disabled victim on account of
financial difficulty resulting from the  incident  in  which  the  crime
occurred if such counselling or financial counselling is commenced with-
in  one year from the date of the incident.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDI-
VISION, "NECESSARY COURT APPEARANCES" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE  LIMITED

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04389-02-6

              

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