Bill Text: NY A01178 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to the admissibility of testimony concerning test results

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-06-23 - enacting clause stricken [A01178 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A01178-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1178
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEMINERIO  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Codes
       AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules,  in  relation  to  the
         admissibility of testimony concerning test results
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The closing paragraph of rule 4532-a of the civil  practice
    2  law and rules, as amended by chapter 375 of the laws of 2004, is amended
    3  to read as follows:
    4    Nothing  contained  in this rule, however, shall prohibit the admissi-
    5  bility of a graphic, numerical, symbolic or pictorial representation  in
    6  evidence  where  otherwise  admissible.    TESTIMONY CONCERNING GRAPHIC,
    7  NUMERICAL, SYMBOLIC OR PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION OF MEDICAL OR DIAGNOSTIC
    8  PROCEDURES OR TESTS, INCLUDING REPORTS ON THE RESULTS OF SUCH PROCEDURES
    9  OR TESTS, SHALL BE INADMISSIBLE UNLESS THE GRAPHIC, NUMERICAL,  SYMBOLIC
   10  OR PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION IS AVAILABLE AND ADMISSIBLE IN EVIDENCE.
   11    S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
   12  actions that proceed to trial not less than 90 days after such effective
   13  date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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