Senate Bill S7673

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides for the confidentiality, sealing and expungement of juvenile delinquency records; repealer

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families 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-S7673 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9087
Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Family Court Act
Laws Affected:
Add §§301.6, 375.3, 375.4 & 375.5, amd §§375.1 & 375.2, rpld §375.3, Fam Ct Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S3603
2023-2024: S1935

2019-S7673 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the confidentiality, sealing and expungement of juvenile delinquency records including providing notice to the respondent and attorney for the child when such acts of the court are ordered.

2019-S7673 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7673 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7673
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 5, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to providing  for  the
   confidentiality,  sealing,  and  expungement  of  juvenile delinquency
   records; and to repeal section 375.3 of the family court act  relating
   thereto

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The family court act is amended by  adding  a  new  section
 301.6 to read as follows:
   § 301.6. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY RECORDS. 1. AN OFFICER OF THE COURT WITH
 WHOM  THE  PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE ARE FILED, OR HIS OR HER
 CLERK, EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF SAID  PROCEEDING,  SHALL
 NOT PERMIT A COPY OF ANY OF THE DOCUMENTS RELATING TO SUCH PROCEEDING TO
 BE  TAKEN  OR SEEN BY ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE RESPONDENT, THE ATTORNEY
 FOR THE CHILD, AN ATTORNEY EMPLOYED BY THE  PRESENTMENT  AGENCY,  OR  AN
 OFFICIAL  EMPLOYED  BY  THE  PROBATION  SERVICE,  EXCEPT BY ORDER OF THE
 COURT.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS  SECTION,
 AN OFFICER OF THE COURT, OR HIS OR HER CLERK, SHALL NOT PERMIT ACCESS OF
 ANY  PERSON TO A RECORD WHICH HAS BEEN SEALED PURSUANT TO SECTION 375.1,
 375.2, OR 375.3.
   § 2. Section 375.1 of the family court act, as added by chapter 920 of
 the laws of 1982, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 41 of the laws  of
 2010,  paragraphs (d), (f) and (h) of subdivision 2 and subdivision 3 as
 amended and paragraph (i) of subdivision 2 as added by  chapter  398  of
 the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
   §  375.1.  Order  upon termination of a delinquency action in favor of
 the respondent.  1. Upon termination of a delinquency proceeding against
 a respondent in favor of such respondent, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION  THREE
 OF  THIS  SECTION  EXCEPT  PARAGRAPHS  (G)  AND (H) OF SUCH SUBDIVISION,
 unless the presentment agency upon written motion  with  not  less  than
 eight days notice to such respondent demonstrates to the satisfaction of
 the  court  that the interests of justice require otherwise or the court
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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