Assembly Bill A5973

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the creation of a database for property seized by law enforcement agencies

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A5973 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6403
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §845-e, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9874
2019-2020: A2130
2021-2022: A3602

2023-A5973 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the creation of a database for property seized by law enforcement agencies.

2023-A5973 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5973
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SHIMSKY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation  to  the  creation  of  a
   database for property seized by certain law enforcement agencies
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  845-e
 to read as follows:
   § 845-E. CENTRAL STATE DATABASE FOR PROPERTY SEIZED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
 AGENCIES.    1. THE DIVISION SHALL COLLECT INFORMATION TO MAINTAIN, ON A
 CURRENT BASIS, A DATABASE OF ALL PROPERTY SEIZED, OBTAINED, OR OTHERWISE
 HELD BY ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO  CONFIS-
 CATE  PROPERTY  DURING  THE  COURSE OF AN INVESTIGATION.   SUCH DATABASE
 SHALL INCLUDE:
   (A) THE DOLLAR AMOUNT  OF  U.S.  CURRENCY  THAT  HAS  BECOME  PROPERTY
 RETAINED  BY  A  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AGENCY  AFTER  A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
 ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE AGENCY AND CLAIMANTS FOR SUCH CURRENCY;
   (B) THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF U.S. CURRENCY RETURNED BY A  LAW  ENFORCEMENT
 AGENCY TO THE CLAIMANT FOLLOWING A DISMISSAL, JUDGMENT, OR SETTLEMENT IN
 A CIVIL FORFEITURE PROCEEDING PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED ELEV-
 EN OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES;
   (C)  THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES THAT HAVE BECOME PROPERTY
 RETAINED BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AFTER A SETTLEMENT OR JUDGMENT IN A
 CIVIL FORFEITURE PROCEEDING PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED  ELEVEN
 OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES;
   (D)  THE REVENUE GENERATED BY LIQUIDATION OF REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES
 THAT HAVE BECOME RETAINED PROPERTY, THE NUMBER OF SUCH  VEHICLES  LIQUI-
 DATED  AND THE ENTITY CONTRACTED TO LIQUIDATE SUCH VEHICLES ON BEHALF OF
 THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY;
   (E) THE REVENUE GENERATED BY LIQUIDATION OF RETAINED  PROPERTY,  OTHER
 THAN  REGISTERED  MOTOR  VEHICLES  AND  U.S.  CURRENCY,  AND  THE ENTITY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09671-01-3
              

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