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Assembly Bill A4882

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the jurisdiction of a coroner or medical examiner

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2025-A4882 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §673, County L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3325
2011-2012: A2688
2013-2014: A3859
2015-2016: A1643
2017-2018: A2585
2019-2020: A1823
2021-2022: A1674
2023-2024: A3209

2025-A4882 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that if it appears that a death may have resulted from the commission of a crime, the coroner or medical examiner in any county with geographic jurisdiction over the crime shall have concurrent jurisdiction and authority to investigate the death.

2025-A4882 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4882
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to  the  jurisdiction  of  a
   coroner or medical examiner
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 673 of the county  law  is  renum-
 bered subdivision 3 and a new subdivision 2 is added to read as follows:
   2.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
 IF IT APPEARS THAT DEATH MAY HAVE RESULTED FROM A CRIME, THE CORONER  OR
 MEDICAL  EXAMINER  IN  ANY  COUNTY  WITH GEOGRAPHIC JURISDICTION OF SUCH
 CRIME PURSUANT TO SECTION 20.40 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW SHALL HAVE
 CONCURRENT JURISDICTION AND AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE THE DEATH.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07685-01-5

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