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Assembly Bill A2097

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits rules or regulations of the state police prohibiting members from modifying or recommending the modification of certain charges before a court

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2017-A2097 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §233, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6974
2011-2012: A1379
2013-2014: A1645
2015-2016: A924
2019-2020: A1756

2017-A2097 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the division of state police shall make no rule or regulation prohibiting members of the state police from modifying or recommending the modification of a charge before a court in certain cases related to violations of the vehicle and traffic law.

2017-A2097 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2097
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. LENTOL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HAWLEY
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation  to  prohibiting  certain
   plea bargain limitations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 233 to
 read as follows:
   § 233. PROSECUTION OF CERTAIN VIOLATIONS OF THE  VEHICLE  AND  TRAFFIC
 LAW.  1.  THE  DIVISION OF STATE POLICE SHALL MAKE NO RULE OR REGULATION
 NOR SHALL OTHERWISE LIMIT A MEMBER OF  THE  STATE  POLICE'S  ABILITY  TO
 MODIFY OR RECOMMEND THE MODIFICATION OF A CHARGE BEFORE A COURT RELATING
 TO  A  PETTY  VIOLATION  OF  THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW. IN ADDITION, A
 MEMBER WHO HAS ISSUED A CITATION OR UNIFORM  TRAFFIC  TICKET  (HEREAFTER
 REFERRED  TO AS THE "ISSUING MEMBER") TO A PERSON FOR COMMITTING A PETTY
 VIOLATION OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW SHALL BE AUTHORIZED  TO  APPEAR
 BEFORE THE COURT IF AUTHORIZED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY WHERE SUCH
 VIOLATION  IS  RETURNABLE  ON  BEHALF  OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW
 YORK, AT A DATE DESIGNATED BY THE COURT, AND RECOMMEND TO THE COURT  THE
 MODIFICATION OF THE ORIGINAL CHARGE OR CHARGES.
   2. THIS SECTION IS NOT INTENDED TO AFFECT ANY PLEA BARGAIN LIMITATIONS
 OTHERWISE  PROVIDED  FOR  IN  THIS  CHAPTER  OR OTHER LAW OF THIS STATE,
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,  THOSE  LIMITATIONS  SET  FORTH  FOR  THE
 ALLEGED  COMMISSION  OF A VIOLATION OF ARTICLE THIRTY-ONE OF THE VEHICLE
 AND TRAFFIC LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03397-01-7

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