Assembly Bill A8798A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to orders of adjournment in contemplation of dismissal and sealing of defendant records

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

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2017-A8798 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7188
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§160.58, 170.55 & 170.56, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A1364, S2278
2021-2022: A90, S479
2023-2024: A3697, S5161

2017-A8798 - Summary

Relates to orders of adjournment in contemplation of dismissal by mandating that judges seal certain records of defendants rather than giving judges discretion for such an action; and limits the total period of adjournment to 90 days.

2017-A8798 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8798
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. QUART -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in  relation  to  orders  of
   adjournment  in  contemplation  of  dismissal and sealing of defendant
   records
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 160.58 of the criminal procedure
 law, as added by section 3 of part AAA of chapter  56  of  the  laws  of
 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   1. A defendant convicted of any offense defined in article two hundred
 twenty or two hundred twenty-one of the penal law or a specified offense
 defined  in  subdivision  five of section 410.91 of this chapter who has
 successfully completed a judicial diversion program  under  article  two
 hundred sixteen of this chapter, or one of the programs heretofore known
 as drug treatment alternative to prison or another judicially sanctioned
 drug  treatment  program  of similar duration, requirements and level of
 supervision, and has completed the sentence imposed for the  offense  or
 offenses,  [is  eligible  to] SHALL have such offense or offenses sealed
 pursuant to this section.
   § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 160.58 of the criminal procedure law, as
 added by section 3 of part AAA of chapter 56 of the  laws  of  2009,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   2.  The  court that sentenced the defendant to a judicially sanctioned
 drug treatment program [may on its own motion,  or  on  the  defendant's
 motion,]  SHALL  order that all official records [and papers relating to
 the arrest, prosecution and conviction which resulted in the defendant's
 participation in the judicially sanctioned  drug  treatment  program  be
 conditionally  sealed],  DOCUMENTS,  PLEADINGS  AND RECORDS EXCHANGED AS
 PART OF DISCOVERY  RELATING  TO  THE  ARREST,  INDICTMENT,  PROSECUTION,
 CONVICTION,  OR PLEA AGREEMENT WHICH RESULTED IN THE DEFENDANT'S PARTIC-
 IPATION IN THE JUDICIALLY SANCTIONED DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAM  BE  SEALED.
 In such case, the court may also [conditionally] seal the arrest, [pros-
 ecution and conviction records for no more than three of the defendant's
              

2017-A8798A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7188
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§160.58, 170.55 & 170.56, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A1364, S2278
2021-2022: A90, S479
2023-2024: A3697, S5161

2017-A8798A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to orders of adjournment in contemplation of dismissal by mandating that judges seal certain records of defendants rather than giving judges discretion for such an action; and limits the total period of adjournment to 90 days.

2017-A8798A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8798--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. QUART -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in  accordance  with
   Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the criminal procedure law, in relation to orders of
   adjournment in contemplation of dismissal  and  sealing  of  defendant
   records
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 160.58 of the  criminal  procedure
 law,  as  added  by  section  3 of part AAA of chapter 56 of the laws of
 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   1. A defendant convicted of any offense defined in article two hundred
 twenty or two hundred twenty-one of the penal law or a specified offense
 defined in subdivision five of section 410.91 of this  chapter  who  has
 successfully  completed  a  judicial diversion program under article two
 hundred sixteen of this chapter, or one of the programs heretofore known
 as drug treatment alternative to prison or another judicially sanctioned
 drug treatment program of similar duration, requirements  and  level  of
 supervision,  and  has completed the sentence imposed for the offense or
 offenses, [is eligible to] SHALL have such offense  or  offenses  sealed
 pursuant to this section.
   § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 160.58 of the criminal procedure law, as
 added  by  section  3  of part AAA of chapter 56 of the laws of 2009, is
 amended to read as follows:
   2. The court that sentenced the defendant to a  judicially  sanctioned
 drug  treatment  program  [may  on its own motion, or on the defendant's
 motion,] SHALL order that all official records and  papers  relating  to
 the arrest, prosecution and conviction which resulted in the defendant's
 participation  in  the  judicially  sanctioned drug treatment program be
 conditionally sealed. In such case, the  court  may  also  conditionally
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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