Senate Bill S4397

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes the chief administrator of the courts to require and provide annual training regarding bail, recognizance, and commitment procedures and standards

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Current Bill Status Via A4899 - Passed Senate

  • 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-S4397 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4899
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §10.40, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S4397, A4899

2023-S4397 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the chief administrator of the courts to require and provide at least three hours of annual training regarding bail, recognizance, and commitment procedures and standards for all judges exercising preliminary jurisdiction over any offense.

2023-S4397 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4397 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4397
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- 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  chief administrator of the courts to require and provide at least
   three hours of  annual  training  regarding  bail,  recognizance,  and
   commitment procedures and standards
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The section heading of section 10.40 of the criminal proce-
 dure law, as amended by chapter 237 of the laws of 2015, is amended  and
 new subdivision 1-a is added to read as follows:
   Chief  administrator  to  prescribe  forms, TO REQUIRE TRAINING and to
 authorize use of electronic filing.
   1-A. THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS SHALL HAVE  THE  POWER  AND
 RESPONSIBILITY  TO  REQUIRE  AND  PROVIDE AT LEAST THREE HOURS OF ANNUAL
 TRAINING REGARDING BAIL, RECOGNIZANCE,  AND  COMMITMENT  PROCEDURES  AND
 STANDARDS  FOR  ALL  JUDGES EXERCISING PRELIMINARY JURISDICTION OVER ANY
 OFFENSE. SUCH TRAINING SHALL INCLUDE A THOROUGH EXPLANATION OF  RELEVANT
 AND RECENT STATUTORY CHANGES TO THIS CHAPTER.
   §  2. Section 10.40 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by chap-
 ter 102 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
  § 10.40 Chief administrator to prescribe forms AND TO REQUIRE TRAINING.
   1. The chief administrator of the  courts  shall  have  the  power  to
 adopt, amend and rescind forms for the efficient and just administration
 of this chapter. Such forms shall include, without limitation, the forms
 described  in  paragraph (z-1) of subdivision two of section two hundred
 twelve of the judiciary law. A failure by any party to submit papers  in
 compliance  with  forms  authorized by this section shall not be grounds
 for that reason alone for denial or granting of any motion.
   2. THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS  SHALL  HAVE  THE  POWER  AND
 RESPONSIBILITY  TO  REQUIRE  AND  PROVIDE AT LEAST THREE HOURS OF ANNUAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08928-01-3

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