Bill Text: NY S09034 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-10 - REFERRED TO CODES [S09034 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S09034-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9034

                    IN SENATE

                                     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:

     1    Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 182.20 of the criminal procedure
     2  law, as separately amended by chapters 387 and 426 of the laws of  2023,
     3  is amended to read as follows:
     4    1.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law and except as provided
     5  in section 182.30 of this article, the court,  in  its  discretion,  may
     6  dispense  with  the  personal  appearance  of  the  defendant, except an
     7  appearance at a hearing or trial, and conduct an  electronic  appearance
     8  in  connection  with a criminal action pending in Albany, Bronx, Broome,
     9  Erie, Jefferson, Kings, Monroe, New  York,  Niagara,  Oneida,  Onondaga,
    10  Ontario,  Orange, Orleans, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga,
    11  St.  Lawrence, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Clin-
    12  ton,  Essex,  Montgomery,  Rensselaer,  Sullivan,  Warren,  Westchester,
    13  Suffolk,   Herkimer,  Franklin,  Chemung,  Schuyler,  or  Yates  county,
    14  provided that the chief administrator of the courts has  authorized  the
    15  use  of electronic appearance and the defendant, after consultation with
    16  counsel, consents on the record. Such consent shall be required  at  the
    17  commencement  of  each  electronic appearance to such electronic appear-
    18  ance.
    19    § 2.  This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however,  that
    20  the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 182.20 of the criminal proce-
    21  dure  law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of
    22  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