Bill Text: NY A01788 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 1788 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Enacts the "Lydia Peikon Cotz act"; provides domestic violence victims and crime victims with supervision while taking depositions; directs the court to provide a secure location within the courthouse, and a court officer, for such persons taking depositions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to codes [A01788 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A01788-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1788
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 12, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. ZEBROWSKI, MILLER -- read once and referred to
         the Committee on Codes
       AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to provid-
         ing domestic violence victims or crime victims with supervision  while
         taking depositions
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Short title.  This act shall be known and may be  cited  as
    2  the "Lydia Peikon Cotz act".
    3    S  2.  Section  3104 of the civil practice law and rules is amended by
    4  adding a new subdivision (f) to read as follows:
    5    (F) WHENEVER A PARTY IS PROTECTED BY AN  ORDER  OF  PROTECTION  ISSUED
    6  UNDER  SECTION  EIGHT  HUNDRED  FORTY-TWO  OF  THE FAMILY COURT ACT OR A
    7  PROTECTIVE ORDER ISSUED UNDER SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 530.12  OF  THE
    8  CRIMINAL  PROCEDURE  LAW,  UPON  APPLICATION,  THE COURT SHALL PROVIDE A
    9  SECURE LOCATION WITHIN THE COURTHOUSE, AND A COURT OFFICER,  FOR  TAKING
   10  THE DEPOSITION OF EITHER THE PARTY OR THE OPPOSING PARTY.
   11    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00415-01-5