Provides that the period of immunity from prosecution for a criminal or civil action that a defendant is entitled to by virtue of holding the office of president of the United States shall not apply to the calculation of the time limitation applicable to commencement of such actions.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7271
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 21, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law and the civil practice law
and rules, in relation to enacting the "New York no citizen is above
the law act"
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "New York no citizen is above the law act".
§ 2. Subdivision 4 of section 30.10 of the criminal procedure law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
(C) ANY PERIOD FOLLOWING THE COMMISSION OF THE OFFENSE DURING WHICH
THE DEFENDANT WAS HOLDING THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
§ 3. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new
section 207-a to read as follows:
§ 207-A. CERTAIN DEFENDANTS. WHEN A DEFENDANT IS HOLDING THE OFFICE OF
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, WHETHER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUED
DURING OR PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF SUCH PERIOD IN OFFICE, THE TIME
THAT ELAPSES BETWEEN THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PERIOD OF THE HOLDING OF
SUCH OFFICE AND THE TERMINATION OF THE PERIOD OF THE HOLDING OF SUCH
OFFICE IS NOT A PART OF THE TIME WITHIN WHICH THE ACTION MUST BE
COMMENCED.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that
section two of this act shall apply to all criminal actions for which
such statute of limitations has not expired before such date and section
three of this act shall apply to all civil court actions commenced on,
before and after such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01801-01-5
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