Assembly Bill A6954

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requests for certain comparisons of DNA test results and disclosure of such information

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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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2019-A6954 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §995-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5128
2011-2012: A1212
2013-2014: A4481
2015-2016: A2790
2017-2018: A4106

2019-A6954 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits requests for certain comparisons of DNA test results of information taken from a crime scene against DNA records maintained by the state or national databanks and disclosure of such information upon a showing that such analysis is material to his or her defense.

2019-A6954 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6954
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 27, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to requests for certain
   DNA test comparisons
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section 995-c of the executive law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10. A SUPERIOR COURT, IN RESPONSE TO A MOTION FOR SUCH COMPARISON BY A
 DEFENDANT, MAY ORDER THAT DNA INFORMATION FROM A CRIME SCENE  SAMPLE  OR
 SAMPLES  AND/OR FINGERPRINTS OBTAINED IN THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION
 OF AN ALLEGED CRIME BE CHECKED AGAINST THE DNA RECORDS MAINTAINED BY  OR
 AVAILABLE  THROUGH THE STATE DNA IDENTIFICATION INDEX ESTABLISHED PURSU-
 ANT TO THIS SECTION AND THE NATIONAL DNA INDEX SYSTEM, AND  AGAINST  THE
 FINGERPRINT RECORDS MAINTAINED BY OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE STATE FINGER-
 PRINT  RECORD  DATABASE  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF
 SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF  THIS  CHAPTER  AND  THE  NATIONAL
 FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM, AND THAT THE RESULTS OF SUCH CHECK OR
 CHECKS BE DISCLOSED TO SUCH DEFENDANT AND TO THE PROSECUTOR WHOSE JURIS-
 DICTION  INCLUDES  THE LOCATION OF THE ALLEGED COMMISSION OF SUCH CRIME,
 UPON A SHOWING BY THE DEFENDANT THAT SUCH AN ANALYSIS MAY BE MATERIAL TO
 HIS OR HER DEFENSE AND THAT THE REQUEST IS REASONABLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10385-01-9

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