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Senate Bill S4129

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Allows for electronic court appearance in any county of the state, except an appearance at a hearing or trial

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2021-S4129 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §182.20, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6019
2013-2014: S3870
2015-2016: S2723
2017-2018: S2729
2019-2020: S4754
2023-2024: S4614
2025-2026: S6656

2021-S4129 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for electronic court appearance in a criminal action, anywhere in the state, at the discretion of the court having jurisdiction of the defendant; provides that the defendant must, after consultation with counsel, consent on the record; provides that the chief administrator of the courts must first approve the use of such electronic appearance.

2021-S4129 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4129 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4129
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 2, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. GRIFFO, RITCHIE -- 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  electronic
   court appearance statewide
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 182.20 of the  criminal  procedure
 law,  as  amended by chapter 332 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read
 as follows:
   1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except  as  provided
 in  section  182.30  of  this article, the court, in its discretion, may
 dispense with the  personal  appearance  of  the  defendant,  except  an
 appearance  at  a hearing or trial, and conduct an electronic appearance
 in connection with a criminal action [pending in Albany, Bronx,  Broome,
 Erie,  Kings,  New  York,  Niagara,  Oneida,  Onondaga, Ontario, Orange,
 Putnam, Queens, Richmond, St. Lawrence, Tompkins, Chautauqua,  Cattarau-
 gus,   Clinton,  Essex,  Montgomery,  Rensselaer,  Warren,  Westchester,
 Suffolk, Herkimer or Franklin county], provided that the chief  adminis-
 trator of the courts has authorized the use of electronic appearance and
 the  defendant, after consultation with counsel, consents on the record.
 Such consent shall be required at the commencement  of  each  electronic
 appearance to such electronic appearance.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
 the amendment to subdivision 1 of section 182.20 of the criminal  proce-
 dure  law made by section one 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.
                                                            LBD04310-01-1

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