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Assembly Bill A10503

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the calculation of consecutive definite sentences

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2017-A10503 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8113
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §70.30, Pen L

2017-A10503 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the calculation of consecutive definite sentences into an aggregate term.

2017-A10503 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10503
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 1, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL, LENTOL -- (at request of the Office of
   Court  Administration)  --  read once and referred to the Committee on
   Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to calculation of consecutive
   definite sentences
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision 2 of section 70.30 of the
 penal law is amended to read as follows:
   (b) If the sentences run consecutively and  are  to  be  served  in  a
 single  institution,  the terms are added to arrive at an aggregate term
 and are satisfied by discharge of such aggregate term, or by service  of
 AN AGGREGATE TERM OF two years imprisonment plus any term imposed for an
 offense  committed while the person is under the sentences, whichever is
 less;
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14499-01-8

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