Senate Bill S790B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires in family courts and supreme courts the provision of translation services for orders of protection and temporary orders of protection

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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-S790 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Family Court Act
Laws Affected:
Add §169, amd §214, Fam Ct Act; amd §10.40, CP L; amd §§240 & 252, Dom Rel L; amd §212, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4594
2011-2012: S1870
2013-2014: S1728
2015-2016: S1788

2017-S790 - Summary

Requires orders of protection and temporary orders of protection issued in family court or in cases of family offenses in criminal court or in matrimonial actions to be translated by an interpreter into the native language of the parties.

2017-S790 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S790 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    790
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. ALCANTARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the family court act, the criminal procedure law and the
   domestic  relations  law,  in  relation  to the duties of interpreters
   appointed by the courts in certain cases

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The family court act is amended by adding a new section 169
 to read as follows:
   §  169.  INTERPRETATION OF ORDERS OF PROTECTION.  WHERE AN INTERPRETER
 HAS BEEN APPOINTED BY THE COURT TO ASSIST IN THE PROCEEDING  BEFORE  THE
 COURT,  THE  COURT  SHALL ALSO DIRECT SUCH INTERPRETER TO INTERPRET INTO
 THE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE ON THE RECORD, WHILE THE INTERPRETER IS PRESENT
 IN COURT, THE ESSENTIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT THE COURT SHALL CLEAR-
 LY OUTLINE AND READ INTO THE RECORD,  OF  ANY  ORDER  OF  PROTECTION  OR
 TEMPORARY  ORDER  OF PROTECTION ISSUED BY THE COURT UNDER ARTICLE THREE,
 FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT OR TEN OF THIS ACT.   SUCH  INTERPRETATION
 SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THE ORDER.
   § 2. Section 530.12 of the criminal procedure law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
   5-A. WHERE AN INTERPRETER HAS BEEN APPOINTED BY THE COURT TO ASSIST IN
 THE PROCEEDING BEFORE THE COURT, THE COURT SHALL ALSO DIRECT SUCH INTER-
 PRETER  TO  INTERPRET INTO THE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE ON THE RECORD, WHILE
 THE INTERPRETER IS PRESENT IN COURT, THE ESSENTIAL TERMS AND  CONDITIONS
 THAT  THE  COURT  SHALL CLEARLY OUTLINE AND READ INTO THE RECORD, OF ANY
 ORDER OF PROTECTION OR TEMPORARY ORDER OF PROTECTION ISSUED BY THE COURT
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.   SUCH INTERPRETATION  SHALL  NOT  AFFECT  THE
 VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THE ORDER.
   § 3. Section 530.13 of the criminal procedure law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00008-01-7
              

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2017-S790A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Family Court Act
Laws Affected:
Add §169, amd §214, Fam Ct Act; amd §10.40, CP L; amd §§240 & 252, Dom Rel L; amd §212, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4594
2011-2012: S1870
2013-2014: S1728
2015-2016: S1788

2017-S790A - Summary

Requires orders of protection and temporary orders of protection issued in family court or in cases of family offenses in criminal court or in matrimonial actions to be translated by an interpreter into the native language of the parties.

2017-S790A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S790A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  790--A
     Cal. No. 424
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  ALCANTARA,  HAMILTON,  RIVERA  --  read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Judiciary  -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first
   and second report, amended on second report, ordered to a third  read-
   ing,  and to be reprinted as amended, retaining its place in the order
   of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the family court act, the criminal procedure law and the
   domestic relations law, in relation to written translation  of  orders
   of protection
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The family court act is amended by adding a new section 169
 to read as follows:
   § 169. INTERPRETATION OF ORDERS OF PROTECTION.  THE  OFFICE  OF  COURT
 ADMINISTRATION  SHALL  DEVELOP  A  PROCESS  BY  WHICH  A  COURT ORDER OF
 PROTECTION OR TEMPORARY ORDER OF PROTECTION ISSUED BY  THE  COURT  UNDER
 ARTICLE  THREE,  FOUR,  FIVE,  SIX,  SEVEN, EIGHT OR TEN OF THIS ACT, IS
 TRANSLATED IN WRITING INTO THE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE FOR  A  PARTY  TO  A
 PROCEEDING  WHERE  THE COURT HAS APPOINTED AN INTERPRETER, AND A COPY OF
 THE WRITTEN TRANSLATION SHALL BE GIVEN TO EACH PARTY IN THE  PROCEEDING.
 SUCH PROCESS DEVELOPED BY THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION MAY INCLUDE
 BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE USE OF INTERPRETERS OR COMPUTER SOFTWARE. SUCH
 WRITTEN  INTERPRETATION  SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY
 OF THE ORDER.
   § 2. Section 530.12 of the criminal procedure law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
   5-A. THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION SHALL  DEVELOP  A  PROCESS  BY
 WHICH  A  COURT  ORDER OF PROTECTION OR TEMPORARY ORDER OF PROTECTION IS
 TRANSLATED IN WRITING INTO THE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE FOR  A  PARTY  TO  A
 PROCEEDING  WHERE  THE COURT HAS APPOINTED AN INTERPRETER, AND A COPY OF
 THE WRITTEN TRANSLATION SHALL BE GIVEN TO EACH PARTY IN THE  PROCEEDING.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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2017-S790B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Family Court Act
Laws Affected:
Add §169, amd §214, Fam Ct Act; amd §10.40, CP L; amd §§240 & 252, Dom Rel L; amd §212, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4594
2011-2012: S1870
2013-2014: S1728
2015-2016: S1788

2017-S790B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires orders of protection and temporary orders of protection issued in family court or in cases of family offenses in criminal court or in matrimonial actions to be translated by an interpreter into the native language of the parties.

2017-S790B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S790B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  790--B
     Cal. No. 424
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  ALCANTARA,  HAMILTON,  RIVERA  --  read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Judiciary  -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first
   and second report, amended on second report, ordered to a third  read-
   ing,  and to be reprinted as amended, retaining its place in the order
   of third reading -- again amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its
   place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, the family court  act,  the  domestic
   relations  law  and  the  criminal  procedure  law, in relation to the
   translation of orders of protection and temporary orders of protection
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraph (t) of subdivision 2 of section 212 of the judi-
 ciary law, as added by chapter 237 of the laws of  2015,  is  relettered
 paragraph (u).
   §  2.  Paragraph  (t) of subdivision 2 of section 212 of the judiciary
 law, as added by chapter 367 of the laws of 2015,  is  relettered  para-
 graph  (v)  and  two  new  paragraphs (t) and (t-1) are added to read as
 follows:
   (T) MAKE AVAILABLE TRANSLATION SERVICES  TO  ALL  FAMILY  AND  SUPREME
 COURTS  TO  ASSIST IN THE TRANSLATION OF ORDERS OF PROTECTION AND TEMPO-
 RARY ORDERS OF PROTECTION, AS PROVIDED  IN  THIS  PARAGRAPH,  WHERE  THE
 PERSON PROTECTED BY AND/OR THE PERSON SUBJECT TO THE ORDER OF PROTECTION
 HAS  LIMITED  ENGLISH  PROFICIENCY  OR  HAS  A  LIMITED  ABILITY TO READ
 ENGLISH:
   (I) TRANSLATION SERVICES SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE  TO  ALL  FAMILY  AND
 SUPREME  COURTS  IN THE TEN LANGUAGES MOST FREQUENTLY USED IN THE COURTS
 OF EACH JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHEDULE IN  SUBPARA-
 GRAPH  (II)  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH,  AND ANY ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES THAT THE
 CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS DEEMS APPROPRIATE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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