Senate Bill S4856

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes use of closed-circuit television for the testimony of domestic violence victim witnesses in a criminal proceeding

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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-S4856 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 65 §§65.00 - 65.30, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3416
2011-2012: S754
2013-2014: S2205
2015-2016: S3087
2017-2018: S513

2019-S4856 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes use of closed-circuit television for the testimony of domestic violence victim witnesses in a criminal proceeding subject to the same restrictions as are applicable to child witnesses.

2019-S4856 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4856 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4856
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 27, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, FUNKE, SERINO -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to authorizing
   the use of closed-circuit television for vulnerable domestic  violence
   victim witnesses

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 65 of the criminal procedure law, as added by chap-
 ter 505 of the laws of 1985, subdivision 1 of section 65.00, subdivision
 7 and  paragraph (k) of subdivision 10 of section 65.20  as  amended  by
 chapter  320 of the laws of 2006, subdivision 1 of section 65.10 and the
 opening paragraph of subdivision 10 of section 65.20  as amended, subdi-
 vision 2 of section 65.20 as added, and subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6,  7,  8,
 9,  10,  11,  12 and 13 of section 65.20 as renumbered by chapter 548 of
 the laws of 2007, and subdivisions 11  and  12    of  section  65.20  as
 amended  by  chapter  455  of  the  laws  of 1991, is amended to read as
 follows:
                                ARTICLE 65
                   USE OF CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION FOR
                         CERTAIN [CHILD] WITNESSES
 
 Section 65.00  Definitions.
         65.10  Closed-circuit television; general rule;  declaration  of
                  vulnerability.
         65.20  Closed-circuit  television; procedure for application and
                  grounds for determination.
         65.30  Closed-circuit television;  special  testimonial  [proce-
                  dure] PROCEDURES.
 § 65.00 Definitions.
   As used in this article:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03076-01-9
              

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