Senate Bill S9034

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to electronic appearance in connection with a criminal action

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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-S9034 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9931
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §182.20, CP L

2023-S9034 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the court, in its discretion, to conduct an electronic appearance in connection with a criminal action in Monroe county.

2023-S9034 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9034 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9034
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 10, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- 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  electronic
   appearance  in  connection  with  a  criminal action pending in Monroe
   county
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 182.20 of the criminal procedure
 law, as separately amended by chapters 387 and 426 of the laws of  2023,
 is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law and except as provided
 in section 182.30 of this article, the court,  in  its  discretion,  may
 dispense  with  the  personal  appearance  of  the  defendant, except an
 appearance at a hearing or trial, and conduct an  electronic  appearance
 in  connection  with a criminal action pending in Albany, Bronx, Broome,
 Erie, Jefferson, Kings, MONROE, New  York,  Niagara,  Oneida,  Onondaga,
 Ontario,  Orange, Orleans, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga,
 St.  Lawrence, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Clin-
 ton,  Essex,  Montgomery,  Rensselaer,  Sullivan,  Warren,  Westchester,
 Suffolk,   Herkimer,  Franklin,  Chemung,  Schuyler,  or  Yates  county,
 provided that the chief administrator of the courts has  authorized  the
 use  of electronic appearance and the defendant, after consultation with
 counsel, consents on the record. Such consent shall be required  at  the
 commencement  of  each  electronic appearance to such electronic appear-
 ance.
   § 2.  This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however,  that
 the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 182.20 of the criminal proce-
 dure  law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of
 such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15110-01-4

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