Assembly Bill A9828

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to speedy trials in certain jurisdictions

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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

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2019-A9828 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7608
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §30.30, CP L

2019-A9828 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that in jurisdictions having a population of 60,000 or less, the time frame for a speedy trial shall be ninety days of the commencement of a criminal action wherein the defendant is accused of one or more offenses, at least one of which is a violation and none of which is a crime, instead of thirty days.

2019-A9828 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9828
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 19, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to speedy trials
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 1 of section 30.30 of
 the  criminal  procedure law, paragraph (d) as amended and paragraph (e)
 as added by section 1 of part KKK of chapter 59 of the laws of 2019, are
 amended to read as follows:
   (d) thirty days of the commencement of a criminal action  wherein  the
 defendant is accused of one or more offenses, at least one of which is a
 violation  and  none of which is a crime.  HOWEVER, IN THOSE SUCH JURIS-
 DICTIONS HAVING A POPULATION OF SIXTY THOUSAND OR LESS, SUCH TIME  FRAME
 SHALL  BE  NINETY  DAYS OF THE COMMENCEMENT OF A CRIMINAL ACTION WHEREIN
 THE DEFENDANT IS ACCUSED OF ONE OR MORE OFFENSES, AT LEAST ONE OF  WHICH
 IS A VIOLATION AND NONE OF WHICH IS A CRIME.
   [(e)  for  the  purposes  of  this subdivision, the term offense shall
 include vehicle and traffic law infractions.]
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14739-01-0

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