S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2574
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 21, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and
Correction
AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to authorizing the Cayu-
ga county jail to also be used for the detention of persons under
arrest being held for arraignment in any court located in the county
of Cayuga
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 500-a of the correction law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 2-u to read as follows:
2-U. THE CAYUGA COUNTY JAIL MAY ALSO BE USED FOR THE DETENTION OF
PERSONS UNDER ARREST BEING HELD FOR ARRAIGNMENT IN ANY COURT LOCATED IN
THE COUNTY OF CAYUGA.
§ 2. Section 500-c of the correction law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 27 to read as follows:
27. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IN THE COUNTY OF CAYU-
GA, ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL EQUALLY APPLY IN ANY
CASE WHERE THE SHERIFF IS HOLDING A PERSON UNDER ARREST FOR ARRAIGNMENT
PRIOR TO COMMITMENT, AS IF SUCH PERSON HAD BEEN JUDICIALLY COMMITTED TO
THE CUSTODY OF THE SHERIFF AND SUCH PERSON MAY BE HELD IN THE CAYUGA
COUNTY JAIL.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
the amendments to section 500-c of the correction law made by section
two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be
deemed repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04602-01-1