S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9075
I N S E N A T E
June 15, 2018
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Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to the defi-
nition of an accusatory instrument
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure
law, as amended by chapter 209 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read
as follows:
1. "Accusatory instrument" means: (A) an indictment, an indictment
ordered reduced pursuant to subdivision one-a of section 210.20 of this
chapter, an information, a simplified information, a prosecutor's infor-
mation, a superior court information, a misdemeanor complaint or a felo-
ny complaint. Every accusatory instrument, regardless of the person
designated therein as accuser, constitutes an accusation on behalf of
the state as plaintiff and must be entitled "the people of the state of
New York" against a designated person, known as the defendant[.]; AND
(B) AN APPEARANCE TICKET ISSUED FOR A PARKING INFRACTION WHEN (I) SUCH
TICKET IS BASED ON PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OR INFORMATION AND BELIEF OF THE
POLICE OFFICER OR OTHER PUBLIC SERVANT WHO ISSUES THE TICKET, (II) THE
POLICE OFFICER OR OTHER PUBLIC SERVANT WHO ISSUES SUCH TICKET VERIFIES
THAT FALSE STATEMENTS MADE THEREIN ARE PUNISHABLE AS A CLASS A MISDEMEA-
NOR, (III) THE INFRACTION OR INFRACTIONS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE STATED IN
DETAIL AND NOT IN CONCLUSORY TERMS SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEFENDANT WITH
SUFFICIENT NOTICE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED, TO THE APPLICABLE
PROVISION OF LAW ALLEGEDLY VIOLATED, AND THE DATE, TIME AND PARTICULAR
PLACE OF THE ALLEGED INFRACTION, AND (IV) SUCH TICKET CONTAINS: (1) THE
LICENSE PLATE DESIGNATION OF THE TICKETED VEHICLE, (2) THE LICENSE PLATE
TYPE OF THE TICKETED VEHICLE, (3) THE EXPIRATION OF THE TICKETED VEHI-
CLE'S REGISTRATION, (4) THE MAKE OR MODEL OF THE TICKETED VEHICLE, AND
(5) THE BODY TYPE OF THE TICKETED VEHICLE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT WHERE
THE PLATE TYPE OR THE EXPIRATION DATE ARE NOT SHOWN ON EITHER THE REGIS-
TRATION PLATES OR STICKER OF A VEHICLE OR WHERE THE REGISTRATION STICKER
IS COVERED, FADED, DEFACED OR MUTILATED SO THAT IT IS UNREADABLE, THE
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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PLATE TYPE OR THE EXPIRATION DATE MAY BE OMITTED, PROVIDED, FURTHER,
HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONDITION MUST BE SO DESCRIBED AND INSERTED ON THE
INSTRUMENT.
§ 2. Subdivision 1 of section 150.50 of the criminal procedure law, as
amended by chapter 549 of the laws of 1987, is amended to read as
follows:
1. A police officer or other public servant who has issued and served
an appearance ticket must, at or before the time such appearance ticket
is returnable, file or cause to be filed with the local criminal court
in which it is returnable a local criminal court accusatory instrument
charging the person named in such appearance ticket with the offense
specified therein; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO SEPARATE ACCUSATORY
INSTRUMENT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO BE FILED FOR AN APPEARANCE TICKET ISSUED
FOR A PARKING INFRACTION WHICH CONFORMS TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN
PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 1.20 OF THIS CHAPTER. Noth-
ing herein contained shall authorize the use of a simplified information
when not authorized by law.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.