Senate Bill S9510

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Permits the electronic appearance of a defendant in the county of Orleans

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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-S9510 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §182.20, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S1268

2021-S9510 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits the electronic appearance of a defendant in the county of Orleans.

2021-S9510 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S9510 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9510
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               July 25, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in  relation  to  permitting
   the electronic appearance of a defendant in the county of Orleans
 
   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 separately amended by chapters 242, 246, 252, 254, 321, and 351
 of the laws of 2022, 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, ORLE-
 ANS, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga, St. Lawrence, Seneca,
 Steuben,  Tompkins, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Clinton, Essex, Montgomery,
 Rensselaer, Sullivan, Warren, Westchester, Suffolk, Herkimer,  Franklin,
 Chemung,  Schuyler, or Yates county, provided that the chief administra-
 tor 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 amendments 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.
                                                            LBD16157-01-2

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