Assembly Bill A5479

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires notification to victims upon the conditional release of an inmate convicted of a crime against a member of the same family or household

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

co-Sponsors

2019-A5479 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §259-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A3905
2023-2024: A6717

2019-A5479 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state board of parole to provide notification to victims upon the conditional release of an inmate convicted of a crime against a member of the same family or household.

2019-A5479 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5479
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SCHMITT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the  executive  law,  in  relation  to  notification  of
   certain persons upon the conditional release of an inmate convicted of
   a crime against a member of the same family or household

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 2 of section 259-c of the  executive  law,  as
 amended by section 38-b of subpart A of part C of chapter 62 of the laws
 of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   2. have the power and duty of determining the conditions of release of
 the  person who may be presumptively released, conditionally released or
 subject to a period of post-release supervision under  an  indeterminate
 or  determinate  sentence  of imprisonment. WHERE AN INMATE TO BE CONDI-
 TIONALLY RELEASED WAS CONVICTED OF A CRIME AND THE VICTIM IS  OR  WAS  A
 MEMBER  OF  THE  SAME  FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD AS THE INMATE IT SHALL BE THE
 DUTY OF THE BOARD AT LEAST ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE RELEASE TO  NOTIFY  THE
 VICTIM  OR  VICTIMS OF SUCH OFFENSE, UNLESS THE VICTIM REFUSES OR HIS OR
 HER WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN, THAT THE INMATE IS BEING  RELEASED  AND  OF
 THE CONDITIONS OF SUCH RELEASE. SUCH NOTIFICATION SHALL BE SENT BY ELEC-
 TRONIC MAIL WHEN THE ELECTRONIC MAIL ADDRESS OF THE VICTIM OR VICTIMS IS
 AVAILABLE,  AND  WHEN  IT  IS  NOT,  BY CERTIFIED MAIL TO THE LAST KNOWN
 ADDRESS OF THE VICTIM OR VICTIMS. WHEN SUCH ADDRESS  IS  A  SHELTER  FOR
 VICTIMS  OF DOMESTIC ABUSE NOTICE SHALL ALSO BE GIVEN TO THE DIRECTOR OR
 ADMINISTRATOR  OF  SUCH  SHELTER.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,
 "MEMBERS OF THE SAME FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD" SHALL MEAN THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) PERSONS RELATED BY CONSANGUINITY OR AFFINITY;
   (B) PERSONS LEGALLY MARRIED TO ONE ANOTHER;
   (C) PERSONS FORMERLY MARRIED TO ONE ANOTHER;
   (D)  PERSONS  WHO  HAVE  A CHILD IN COMMON, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH
 PERSONS HAVE BEEN MARRIED OR HAVE LIVED TOGETHER AT ANY TIME;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.