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Senate Bill S8568A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires that certain subpoenas be served with a separate informational sheet that summarizes why the subpoena has been issued

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2017-S8568 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §2303, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S2099
2021-2022: S215
2023-2024: S2298
2025-2026: S4482

2017-S8568 - Summary

Requires that certain subpoenas be served with a separate informational sheet that summarizes why the subpoena has been issued.

2017-S8568 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8568 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8568
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to requir-
   ing that certain subpoenas be served  with  a  separate  informational
   sheet that summarizes why the subpoena has been issued
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1311-a of the  civil  practice  law  and  rules  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7.  ANY SUBPOENA ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND IN RELATION TO AN
 ACTION COMMENCED UNDER ARTICLE SIXTEEN OF THE ELECTION LAW SHALL REQUIRE
 THAT THE SUBPOENA BE SERVED WITH A  SEPARATE  INFORMATIONAL  SHEET  THAT
 SUMMARIZES  WHY  THE  SUBPOENA  HAS  BEEN  ISSUED,  THAT THE CASE IS NOT
 RELATED TO A CRIMINAL ACTION, THAT THE PERSON TO WHOM  THE  SUBPOENA  IS
 BEING  SERVED  DOES  NOT  CURRENTLY FACE CRIMINAL CHARGES RELATED TO THE
 CASE, SPECIFY THAT THE ACTION IS RELATED TO THE UPCOMING ELECTION OF THE
 PERTINENT OFFICE AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF  NOT  FOLLOWING  THE  SUBPOENA.
 THE  INFORMATIONAL  SHEET  SHALL BE AFFIXED TO THE SUBPOENA BEING SERVED
 AND SHALL BE WRITTEN IN PLAIN LANGUAGE AND PRINTED IN A FORMAT AND  TYPE
 SIZE THAT IS CLEAR AND EASY TO READ.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13644-01-7

2017-S8568A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §2303, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S2099
2021-2022: S215
2023-2024: S2298
2025-2026: S4482

2017-S8568A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that certain subpoenas be served with a separate informational sheet that summarizes why the subpoena has been issued.

2017-S8568A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8568A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8568--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to requir-
   ing  that  certain  subpoenas  be served with a separate informational
   sheet that summarizes why the subpoena has been issued
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2303 of the civil practice law and rules is amended
 by adding a new subdivision (c) to read as follows:
   (C) A SUBPOENA ISSUED IN RELATION TO AN ACTION COMMENCED UNDER ARTICLE
 SIXTEEN  OF  THE  ELECTION LAW SHALL REQUIRE THAT THE SUBPOENA BE SERVED
 WITH A SEPARATE INFORMATIONAL SHEET THAT SUMMARIZES WHY THE SUBPOENA HAS
 BEEN ISSUED, THAT THE CASE IS NOT RELATED TO A CRIMINAL ACTION, THAT THE
 PERSON TO WHOM THE SUBPOENA IS BEING  SERVED  DOES  NOT  CURRENTLY  FACE
 CRIMINAL CHARGES RELATED TO THE CASE, SPECIFY THAT THE ACTION IS RELATED
 TO THE UPCOMING ELECTION OF THE PERTINENT OFFICE AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF
 NOT FOLLOWING THE SUBPOENA.  THE INFORMATIONAL SHEET SHALL BE AFFIXED TO
 THE  SUBPOENA  BEING  SERVED  AND SHALL BE WRITTEN IN PLAIN LANGUAGE AND
 PRINTED IN A FORMAT AND TYPE SIZE THAT IS CLEAR AND EASY TO READ.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13644-02-8

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