S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8360--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
June 15, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Judiciary -- recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary in accord-
ance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to authorizing the chief
administrator of the courts to establish veterans treatment courts;
and to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to the removal of
certain actions to veterans treatment courts
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 212 of the judiciary law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (aa) to read as follows:
(AA) TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, ESTABLISH SUCH NUMBER OF VETERANS
TREATMENT COURTS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO FULFILL THE PURPOSES OF SUBDIVI-
SION FOUR OF SECTION 170.15 AND SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION 180.20 OF
THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW.
§ 2. Subdivision 5 of section 170.15 of the criminal procedure law, as
added by chapter 191 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
5. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary,
in any county outside a city having a population of one million or more,
upon or after arraignment of a defendant on an information, a simplified
information, a prosecutor's information or a misdemeanor complaint pend-
ing in a local criminal court, such court may, upon motion of the
defendant [and after giving the district attorney an opportunity to be
heard, order that the action be removed from the court in which the
matter is pending to another local criminal court in the same county, or
with consent of the district attorney to another court in an adjoining
county, that has been designated as a human trafficking court by the
chief administrator of the courts, and such human trafficking court] TO
REMOVE THE ACTION TO A COURT IN AN ADJOINING COUNTY THAT HAS BEEN DESIG-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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NATED AS A HUMAN TRAFFICKING COURT OR VETERANS TREATMENT COURT BY THE
CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS, AND AFTER GIVING THE DISTRICT ATTOR-
NEY AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD AND WITH THE CONSENT OF THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY OF THE ADJOINING COUNTY, ORDER THAT THE ACTION BE REMOVED FROM
THE COURT IN WHICH THE MATTER IS PENDING TO SUCH HUMAN TRAFFICKING COURT
OR VETERANS TREATMENT COURT, WHEREUPON SUCH COURT may then conduct such
action to [judgement] JUDGMENT or other final deposition; provided,
however, that THE CONSENT OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE COUNTY IN
WHICH THE ACTION AND INDICTMENT ARE PENDING SHALL BE REQUIRED BEFORE THE
COURT MAY ORDER REMOVAL HEREUNDER WHERE THE ACCUSED AND THE PERSON
ALLEGED TO BE THE VICTIM OF AN OFFENSE CHARGED ARE MEMBERS OF THE SAME
FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 530.11 OF
THIS CHAPTER; AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT an order of removal issued under
this subdivision shall not take effect until five days after the date
the order is issued unless, prior to such effective date, the human
trafficking court OR VETERANS TREATMENT COURT notifies the court that
issued the order that:
i. it will not accept the action, in which event the order shall not
take effect; or
ii. it will accept the action on a date prior to such effective date,
in which event the order shall take effect upon such prior date.
(b) Upon providing notification pursuant to subparagraph i or ii of
paragraph (a) of this subdivision, the human trafficking court OR VETER-
ANS TREATMENT COURT shall promptly give notice to the defendant, his or
her counsel, and the district attorney.
§ 3. Subdivision 4 of section 180.20 of the criminal procedure law, as
added by chapter 191 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
4. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary,
in any county outside a city having a population of one million or more,
upon or after arraignment of a defendant on a felony complaint pending
in a local criminal court having preliminary jurisdiction thereof, such
court may, upon motion of the defendant and after giving the district
attorney an opportunity to be heard, order that the action be removed
from the court in which the matter is pending to another local criminal
court in the same county, or with consent of the district attorney [to
another court in] OF an adjoining county, TO A COURT IN SUCH ADJOINING
COUNTY that has been designated as a human trafficking court OR VETERANS
TREATMENT COURT by the chief administrator of the courts, and such human
trafficking court OR VETERANS TREATMENT COURT may then conduct such
action to judgment or other final disposition; provided, however, that
THE CONSENT OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE ACTION
IS PENDING SHALL BE REQUIRED BEFORE THE COURT MAY ORDER REMOVAL HERE-
UNDER WHERE THE ACCUSED AND THE PERSON ALLEGED TO BE THE VICTIM OF AN
OFFENSE CHARGED ARE MEMBERS OF THE SAME FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD AS DEFINED
IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 530.11 OF THIS CHAPTER; AND PROVIDED
FURTHER an order of removal issued under this subdivision shall not take
effect until five days after the date the order is issued unless, prior
to such effective date, the human trafficking court OR VETERANS TREAT-
MENT COURT notifies the court that issued the order that:
i. it will not accept the action, in which event the order shall not
take effect; or
ii. it will accept the action on a date prior to such effective date,
in which event the order shall take effect upon such prior date.
(b) Upon providing notification pursuant to subparagraph i or ii of
paragraph (a) of this subdivision, the human trafficking court OR VETER-
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ANS TREATMENT COURT shall promptly give notice to the defendant, his or
her counsel and the district attorney.
§ 4. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new section
230.21 to read as follows:
§ 230.21 REMOVAL OF ACTION TO AN ADJOINING COUNTY.
1. IN ANY COUNTY OUTSIDE A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR
MORE, THE COURT MAY, UPON MOTION OF THE DEFENDANT AND AFTER GIVING THE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD, AND WITH CONSENT OF THE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF AN ADJOINING COUNTY THAT HAS A SUPERIOR COURT
DESIGNATED A HUMAN TRAFFICKING COURT OR VETERANS TREATMENT COURT BY THE
CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS, ORDER THAT THE INDICTMENT AND ACTION
BE REMOVED FROM THE COURT IN WHICH THE MATTER IS PENDING TO SUCH HUMAN
TRAFFICKING COURT OR VETERANS TREATMENT COURT, WHEREUPON SUCH COURT MAY
THEN CONDUCT SUCH ACTION TO JUDGMENT OR OTHER FINAL DISPOSITION;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE CONSENT OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE
COUNTY IN WHICH THE ACTION AND INDICTMENT ARE PENDING SHALL BE REQUIRED
BEFORE THE COURT MAY ORDER REMOVAL HEREUNDER WHERE THE ACCUSED AND THE
PERSON ALLEGED TO BE THE VICTIM OF AN OFFENSE CHARGED ARE MEMBERS OF THE
SAME FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 530.11
OF THIS CHAPTER; AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT AN ORDER OF REMOVAL ISSUED
UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL FIVE DAYS AFTER THE
DATE THE ORDER IS ISSUED UNLESS, PRIOR TO SUCH EFFECTIVE DATE, THE HUMAN
TRAFFICKING COURT OR VETERANS TREATMENT COURT NOTIFIES THE COURT THAT
ISSUED THE ORDER THAT:
(A) IT WILL NOT ACCEPT THE ACTION, IN WHICH EVENT THE ORDER SHALL NOT
TAKE EFFECT, OR
(B) IT WILL ACCEPT THE ACTION ON A DATE PRIOR TO SUCH EFFECTIVE DATE,
IN WHICH EVENT THE ORDER SHALL TAKE EFFECT UPON SUCH PRIOR DATE.
2. UPON PROVIDING NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OR (B) OF
SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING COURT OR VETERANS
TREATMENT COURT SHALL PROMPTLY GIVE NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT, HIS OR HER
COUNSEL AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF BOTH COUNTIES.
§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately.