Assembly Bill A9870

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to human trafficking courts

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7836 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-A9870 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7836
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§170.15 & 180.20, CP L; amd §212, Judy L

2017-A9870 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to human trafficking courts; authorizes transfer of cases after arraignment, by order or with consent of the DA, to another local criminal court or a designated human trafficking court.

2017-A9870 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9870
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 15, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PAULIN, DINOWITZ, JOYNER, BARRON, BLAKE, D'URSO,
   GALEF, GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE, PICHARDO, L. ROSENTHAL, WILLIAMS, MONTESANO,
   CROUCH, DiPIETRO, PALMESANO, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.
   ENGLEBRIGHT,  GIGLIO,  LUPARDO, SIMON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law and  the  judiciary  law,  in
   relation to human trafficking courts
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 170.15 of the criminal procedure law is amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION TO THE CONTRARY,
 IN ANY COUNTY OUTSIDE A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE,
 UPON OR AFTER ARRAIGNMENT OF A DEFENDANT ON AN INFORMATION, A SIMPLIFIED
 INFORMATION, A PROSECUTOR'S INFORMATION OR A MISDEMEANOR COMPLAINT PEND-
 ING IN A LOCAL CRIMINAL COURT,  SUCH  COURT  MAY,  UPON  MOTION  OF  THE
 DEFENDANT  AND  AFTER  GIVING THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE
 HEARD, ORDER THAT THE ACTION BE REMOVED FROM  THE  COURT  IN  WHICH  THE
 MATTER IS PENDING TO ANOTHER LOCAL CRIMINAL COURT IN THE SAME COUNTY, OR
 WITH  CONSENT  OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO ANOTHER COURT IN AN ADJOINING
 COUNTY, THAT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A HUMAN  TRAFFICKING  COURT  BY  THE
 CHIEF  ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS, AND SUCH HUMAN TRAFFICKING COURT MAY
 THEN CONDUCT  SUCH  ACTION  TO  JUDGEMENT  OR  OTHER  FINAL  DEPOSITION;
 PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT AN ORDER OF REMOVAL ISSUED UNDER THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION SHALL NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL FIVE DAYS AFTER THE DATE THE  ORDER  IS
 ISSUED UNLESS, PRIOR TO SUCH EFFECTIVE DATE, THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING COURT
 NOTIFIES THE COURT THAT ISSUED THE ORDER THAT:
   I.  IT  WILL NOT ACCEPT THE ACTION, IN WHICH EVENT THE ORDER SHALL NOT
 TAKE EFFECT; OR
   II. IT WILL ACCEPT THE ACTION ON A DATE PRIOR TO SUCH EFFECTIVE  DATE,
 IN WHICH EVENT THE ORDER SHALL TAKE EFFECT UPON SUCH PRIOR DATE.
   (B)  UPON  PROVIDING  NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH I OR II OF
 PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE  HUMAN  TRAFFICKING  COURT  SHALL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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