Senate Bill S1927

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs court to establish a period of commitment for persons found not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes 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-S1927 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §330.20, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5589
2013-2014: S3674
2015-2016: S1709
2017-2018: S2731
2019-2020: S3853
2021-2022: S4260

2023-S1927 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs a criminal court to establish a period of commitment for persons found not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect; a person so committed shall not be eligible for release from the custody of the commissioner of mental health or the commissioner of developmental disabilities until completion of the period of commitment.

2023-S1927 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1927 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1927
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- 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 retention  of
   custody  of  persons  found  not guilty by reason of mental disease or
   defect

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 330.20 of the criminal procedure law, as added by
 chapter 548 of the laws of 1980, paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 1
 as amended by chapter 672 of the laws of 2019, paragraph (d) of subdivi-
 sion 1 and the opening paragraph of subdivision 2 as amended by  chapter
 479  of  the  laws  of 2022, paragraph (o) of subdivision 1, the closing
 paragraph of subdivision 2 and subdivisions 7-a and  22  as  amended  by
 chapter  107  of  the  laws of 2004, subdivisions 2 and 20 as amended by
 chapter 693 of the laws of 1989, subdivision 2-a as added by  chapter  1
 of  the  laws  of  2013,  subdivisions 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 as
 amended by chapter 789 of the laws of 1985, subdivision 21 as  added  by
 chapter  976 of the laws of 1983, and subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a)
 of subdivision 21 as amended by chapter 330 of  the  laws  of  1993,  is
 amended to read as follows:
 §  330.20  Procedure  following  verdict  or  plea of not responsible by
              reason of mental disease or defect.
   1. Definition of terms. As used in this section, the  following  terms
 shall have the following meanings:
   (a)  "Commissioner" means the [state] commissioner of mental health or
 the [state] commissioner of the office  for  people  with  developmental
 disabilities.
   (b)  "Secure  facility"  means a facility within the [state] office of
 mental health or the [state] office for people with developmental  disa-
 bilities  which is staffed with personnel adequately trained in security

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04502-01-3
 S. 1927                             2
              

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