S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1471
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 9, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, ZINERMAN, STECK, CRUZ, DAVILA, DeSTEFANO,
RAGA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to jury deliber-
ations
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Tiarah
Poyau Act".
§ 2. Section 310.30 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by chap-
ter 208 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows:
§ 310.30 Jury deliberation; request for information.
At any time during its deliberation, the jury may request the court
for further instruction or information with respect to the law, with
respect to the content or substance of any trial evidence, or with
respect to any other matter pertinent to the jury's consideration of the
case. Upon such a request, the court must direct that the jury be
returned to the courtroom and, after notice to both the people and coun-
sel for the defendant, and in the presence of the defendant, must give
such requested information or instruction as the court deems proper.
With the consent of the parties and upon the request of the jury for
further instruction with respect to a statute, the court may also give
to the jury copies of the text of any statute which, in its discretion,
the court deems proper. IN ADDITION, WHERE THE JURY REQUESTS WRITTEN
INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE ELEMENTS OF ANY OFFENSE SUBMITTED, OR OF ANY
DEFENSE OR AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE SUBMITTED IN RELATION THERETO, THE COURT
MAY PROVIDE THE JURY WITH SUCH WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS AS THE JURY HAS
REQUESTED AND ANY OTHER WRITTEN INSTRUCTION RELEVANT TO THE INSTRUCTIONS
REQUESTED BY THE JURY THAT THE COURT DEEMS PROPER. BEFORE GIVING TO THE
JURY SUCH WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE ELEMENTS OF ANY OFFENSE OR
OF ANY DEFENSE OR AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THE
COURT SHALL PERMIT COUNSEL TO EXAMINE SUCH WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS, SHALL
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00079-02-5
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