assembly Bill A1431

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes new criminal discovery rules; repealer

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to codes
Jan 15, 2019 referred to codes

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A1431 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1716
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld Art 240, add Art 245 §§245.10 - 245.90, amd §§610.20, 65.20, 200.95, 255.10, 255.20, 340.30, 400.27 & 440.30, CP L; amd §§450.10, 460.80 & 480.10, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6907
2013-2014: A3667
2015-2016: A2924
2017-2018: A4360, S8707

A1431 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes new criminal discovery rules; amends cross references.

A1431 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 1716                                                  A. 1431

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2019
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sens.  BAILEY, BENJAMIN, BIAGGI, COMRIE,
  GIANARIS,  HOYLMAN,  KAVANAGH,  KRUEGER,  MONTGOMERY,  MYRIE,  PARKER,
  PERSAUD,  RAMOS,  RIVERA, SAVINO, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Codes

IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M. of A. LENTOL, TAYLOR, PERRY, ORTIZ,
  JEAN-PIERRE, WEPRIN, DICKENS,  JAFFEE,  BURKE,  CRUZ,  FALL,  FRONTUS,
  JACOBSON,  RAYNOR, REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Codes

AN ACT to amend the  criminal  procedure  law  and  the  penal  law,  in
  relation  to  establishing new criminal discovery rules; and to repeal
  article 240 of the criminal procedure law relating thereto

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Article 240 of the criminal procedure law is REPEALED.
  § 2. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new article 245
to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 245
                                DISCOVERY
SECTION 245.05 FIRST COURT APPEARANCE.
        245.10 TIMING OF DISCOVERY.
        245.20 AUTOMATIC DISCOVERY.
        245.25 DISCLOSURE PRIOR TO CERTAIN GUILTY PLEAS.
        245.30 COURT ORDERS FOR PRESERVATION, ACCESS OR DISCOVERY.
        245.35 COURT ORDERED PROCEDURES TO FACILITATE COMPLIANCE.
        245.40 NON-TESTIMONIAL EVIDENCE FROM THE DEFENDANT.
        245.45 DNA COMPARISON ORDER.
        245.50 CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE; READINESS FOR TRIAL.
        245.55 FLOW OF INFORMATION.
        245.60 CONTINUING DUTY TO DISCLOSE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.