Assembly Bill A5427

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides judges more discretion regarding securing orders and limiting the lengths of certain orders and increases the lengths of certain prison sentences; repealer

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2023-A5427 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd CP L, generally; rpld §70.15 sub 1-a, amd §70.15, Pen L; rpld §216 sub 5, Judy L; rpld §§837-t & 837-u, §840 sub 4 ¶(d), Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A6963

2023-A5427 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides judges more discretion regarding securing orders and limiting the lengths of certain orders; increases the lengths of certain prison sentences; repeals certain provisions relating to use of force by law enforcement; repeals certain provisions relating to access to premises for discovery by the defendant and motions to vacate judgments.

2023-A5427 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5427
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  criminal  procedure  law  and the penal law, in
   relation to providing judges more discretion regarding securing orders
   and limiting the lengths of certain orders and increasing the  lengths
   of certain prison sentences; to repeal certain provisions of the crim-
   inal procedure law, the judiciary law, the executive law and the penal
   law  relating  thereto;  to repeal certain provisions of the executive
   law relating to the use of force by law  enforcement;  and  to  repeal
   certain provisions of the criminal procedure law relating to discovery
   and motions to vacate judgments
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 150.10 of the  criminal  procedure
 law is REPEALED.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 150.20 of the criminal procedure law, as
 amended by section 1-a of part JJJ of chapter 59 of the laws of 2019 and
 subparagraph  (viii) of paragraph (b) as amended and subparagraphs (ix),
 (x), and (xi) of paragraph (b)  as added by section 1 of  subpart  B  of
 part  UU  of  chapter  56  of  the  laws  of 2022, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. [(a)] Whenever a police officer is authorized pursuant  to  section
 140.10 of this title to arrest a person without a warrant for an offense
 other than a class A, B, C or D felony or a violation of section 130.25,
 130.40,  205.10,  205.17,  205.19 or 215.56 of the penal law, he [shall,
 except as set out in paragraph (b) of  this  subdivision]  OR  SHE  MAY,
 subject  to  the  provisions  of  subdivisions three and four of section
 150.40 of this [title] ARTICLE, instead issue to  and  serve  upon  such
 person an appearance ticket.
   [(b) An officer is not required to issue an appearance ticket if:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08915-01-3
 A. 5427                             2
              

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