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Senate Bill S9194

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to removing the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons who have completed their sentencing

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2017-S9194 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §510, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S221
2021-2022: S1014, S8065
2023-2024: S206
2025-2026: S2240

2017-S9194 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to removing the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons who have completed their sentencing, including any period of probation or parole.

2017-S9194 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S9194 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9194
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             November 26, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BENJAMIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to removing the  lifetime
   ban  on  jury  duty  for  convicted  felons  who  have completed their
   sentencing
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section  510 of the judiciary law, as
 amended by chapter 86 of the  laws  of  1995,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   3.  [Not  have  been]  IF  convicted  of  a felony, HAVE COMPLETED ANY
 SENTENCING RELATED TO SUCH CONVICTION, INCLUDING ANY PERIOD OF PROBATION
 OR PAROLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16720-01-8

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