NY A04495 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-1)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-04 - referred to codes
Pending: Assembly Codes Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Requires the state to indemnify or reimburse a criminal defendant for loss of time, legal fees and other expenses involved in a defense if the defendant's actions are found, upon legal investigation or court action to determine facts, to be justified.

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Title

Requires the state to indemnify or reimburse a criminal defendant for loss of time, legal fees and other expenses involved in a defense if the defendant's actions are found, upon legal investigation or court action to determine facts, to be justified.

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-01-04Assemblyreferred to codes
2011-05-24Assemblyheld for consideration in codes
2011-02-03Assemblyreferred to codes

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