Senate Bill S7551

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the automatic sealing of certain convictions

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Current Bill Status Via A1029 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S7551 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1029
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Add §160.57, CP L; amd §§845-d, 296 & 837-n, Exec L; amd §212, Judy L; amd §9, Cor L; add §50-g, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8165
2021-2022: S1553, A6399

2023-S7551 - Summary

Provides for automatic sealing of certain convictions after a certain passage of time from either imposition of sentence, release from parole or probation, and if the defendant does not have a current charge pending; excludes certain offenses; permits access by certain persons.

2023-S7551 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7551 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7551
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal  procedure  law,  the  executive  law,  the
   correction  law,  the  judiciary  law  and  the  civil  rights law, in
   relation to automatic sealing of certain convictions

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative  intent.  Almost  fifty  years  ago, New York
 enacted anti-discrimination protections for  individuals  with  a  prior
 criminal  conviction. In his approval message, Governor Carey noted that
 the expense and time involved in prosecuting and incarcerating an  indi-
 vidual is largely wasted "if upon the individual's return to society his
 willingness to assume a law abiding and productive role is frustrated by
 senseless  discrimination"  and  further noted that providing a formerly
 incarcerated individual "a fair opportunity for a job  is  a  matter  of
 basic human fairness as well as one of the surest ways to reduce crime."
   He  also  noted  that the legislation in no way required the hiring of
 someone with a criminal record but provided reasonable standards  to  be
 applied  when considering the employment of such an individual, and that
 merely having a criminal record could not be the sole basis for  denying
 employment.  While New York has made great strides in fighting discrimi-
 nation - on the basis of many attributes, experiences, and circumstances
 of New Yorkers - discrimination on the basis of past  convictions  still
 persists.
   Therefore,  it  is  the intent of the legislature to further curb this
 discrimination by sealing from public access the conviction  records  of
 individuals  for  certain state convictions only after an individual has
 satisfied their sentence and the required period  of  time  has  passed,
 within  which  the  individual  has remained a law abiding citizen while
 ensuring  that this otherwise sealed conviction information will  remain
 accessible   for  law  enforcement  and  other  relevant  and  necessary
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11746-02-3
              

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2023-S7551A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1029
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Add §160.57, CP L; amd §§845-d, 296 & 837-n, Exec L; amd §212, Judy L; amd §9, Cor L; add §50-g, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8165
2021-2022: S1553, A6399

2023-S7551A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for automatic sealing of certain convictions after a certain passage of time from either imposition of sentence, release from parole or probation, and if the defendant does not have a current charge pending; excludes certain offenses; permits access by certain persons.

2023-S7551A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7551A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7551--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MYRIE,  BAILEY,  BROUK, COMRIE, COONEY, GIANARIS,
   GONZALEZ, GOUNARDES, JACKSON,  KAVANAGH,  MAY,  RAMOS,  RIVERA,  RYAN,
   SEPULVEDA, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
   be  committed  to the Committee on Rules -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  criminal  procedure law, the executive law, the
   correction law, the  judiciary  law  and  the  civil  rights  law,  in
   relation to automatic sealing of certain convictions
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative  intent.  Almost  fifty  years  ago,  New  York
 enacted  anti-discrimination  protections  for  individuals with a prior
 criminal conviction. In his approval message, Governor Carey noted  that
 the  expense and time involved in prosecuting and incarcerating an indi-
 vidual is largely wasted "if upon the individual's return to society his
 willingness to assume a law abiding and productive role is frustrated by
 senseless discrimination" and further noted that  providing  a  formerly
 incarcerated  individual  "a  fair  opportunity for a job is a matter of
 basic human fairness as well as one of the surest ways to reduce crime."
   He also noted that the legislation in no way required  the  hiring  of
 someone  with  a criminal record but provided reasonable standards to be
 applied when considering the employment of such an individual, and  that
 merely  having a criminal record could not be the sole basis for denying
 employment. While New York has made great strides in fighting  discrimi-
 nation - on the basis of many attributes, experiences, and circumstances
 of  New  Yorkers - discrimination on the basis of past convictions still
 persists.
   Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to  further  curb  this
 discrimination  by  sealing from public access the conviction records of
 individuals for certain state convictions only after an  individual  has

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11746-03-3
              

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