Bill Text: NY S00206 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 206

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Bill Title: Removes the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons; provides that if convicted of a felony, such person has completed all sentencing requirements to such conviction, including any required term of imprisonment, probation, or community supervision.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-06-07 - returned to senate [S00206 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           206

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                       (Prefiled)

                                     January 4, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

        AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to removing the  lifetime
          ban  on  jury  duty  for  convicted  felons  who  have completed their
          sentencing

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section  510 of the judiciary law, as
     2  amended by chapter 86 of the  laws  of  1995,  is  amended  to  read  as
     3  follows:
     4    3.  [Not  have  been]  If  convicted  of  a felony, have completed any
     5  sentencing related to such conviction, including any period of probation
     6  or community supervision.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01196-01-3