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Senate Bill S8185

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the nondisclosure of an individual reporting a violation of a local law or ordinance

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2019-S8185 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §245.20, CP L

2019-S8185 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the nondisclosure of an individual reporting a violation of a local law or ordinance.

2019-S8185 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8185 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8185
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 13, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- 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  the  nondis-
   closure of an individual reporting a violation of a local law or ordi-
   nance; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration
   thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of  section  245.20  of  the
 criminal  procedure law, as added by section 2 of part LLL of chapter 59
 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (c) The names and adequate contact information for all  persons  other
 than  law  enforcement  personnel  whom  the  prosecutor  knows  to have
 evidence or information relevant to any offense charged or to any poten-
 tial defense thereto, including a designation by the  prosecutor  as  to
 which  of  those  persons may be called as witnesses; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
 NOTHING IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL REQUIRE THE DISCLOSURE OF  THE  NAME  OR
 CONTACT  INFORMATION FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL REPORTING A VIOLATION OF A LOCAL
 LAW OR ORDINANCE. Nothing in this paragraph shall require the disclosure
 of physical addresses; provided, however, upon a motion and  good  cause
 shown  the court may direct the disclosure of a physical address. Infor-
 mation under this subdivision relating to a confidential  informant  may
 be  withheld,  and redacted from discovery materials, without need for a
 motion pursuant to section 245.70 of this article; but  the  prosecution
 shall notify the defendant in writing that such information has not been
 disclosed, unless the court rules otherwise for good cause shown.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed December 31, 2022.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16078-02-0

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