Senate Bill S1190

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the state commission on prosecutorial conduct

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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-S1190 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A781
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 15-A, Judy L; amd §3, Chap 202 of 2018

2019-S1190 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the state commission on prosecutorial conduct; functions and powers of the commission and its members; relates to the effectiveness thereof.

2019-S1190 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1190 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1190
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the  state  commission
   on prosecutorial conduct; and to amend chapter 202 of the laws of 2018
   amending  the judiciary law relating to establishing the commission on
   prosecutorial conduct, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Article 15-A of the judiciary law, as added by chapter 202
 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 15-A
                 STATE COMMISSION ON PROSECUTORIAL CONDUCT
 Section 499-a. Establishment of commission.
         499-b. Definitions.
         499-c. State commission on prosecutorial conduct; organization.
         499-d. Functions; powers and duties.
         499-e. Panels; referees.
         499-f. Complaint; investigation; hearing and disposition.
         499-g. Confidentiality of records.
         499-h. Breach of confidentiality of commission information.
         499-i. Resignation  not  to  divest  commission  or  [court   of
                  appeals]  PRESIDING  JUSTICES OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION
                  of jurisdiction.
         499-j. Effect.
   § 499-a. Establishment of commission.  [A]  THERE  IS  HEREBY  CREATED
 WITHIN  THE  EXECUTIVE  DEPARTMENT  A  state commission of prosecutorial
 conduct [is hereby established]. The commission shall have the authority
 to review the conduct of prosecutors upon the filing of a complaint with
 the commission to determine whether said conduct as alleged departs from
 the applicable statutes,  case  law,  New  York  Rules  of  Professional
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06137-01-9
              

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