Senate Bill S8098

2021-2022 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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2021-S8098 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4813
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: S6767, A4338
2011-2012: S1706, A3676
2013-2014: S33, A7381, A8911
2015-2016: S1349, A3388
2017-2018: S339, A2129
2019-2020: S849, A7029
2023-2024: S4893

2021-S8098 (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.

2021-S8098 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8098 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8098
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 25, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- 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, and subdi-
 vision 7 and paragraph (k) of subdivision 10 of section 65.20 as amended
 by chapter 320 of the laws of 2006, subdivision 9 of  section  65.20  as
 amended  by  section  4  of  part LLL of chapter 59 of the laws of 2019,
 subdivisions 11 and 12 of section 65.20 as amended by chapter 455 of the
 laws of 1991, subdivision 1 of section 65.10 as amended,  subdivision  2
 of  section  65.20  as added, the opening paragraph of subdivision 10 of
 section 65.20 as amended, and subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11,  12
 and  13  of  section  65.20  as renumbered by chapter 548 of the laws of
 2007, 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:
   1. "Child witness" means a person fourteen years old or less who is or
 will  be  called to testify in a criminal proceeding, other than a grand
 jury proceeding, concerning an offense defined in  article  one  hundred

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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