Bill Text: NY A03087 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 3087 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relates to the unauthorized release of sealed records.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-06 - ordered to third reading rules cal.45 [A03087 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A03087-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3087
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 24, 2011
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       Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Codes
       AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to the  release  of
         sealed court records
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new  section
    2  81 to read as follows:
    3    S 81. RELEASE OF SEALED COURT RECORDS. 1. ANY PERSON WHO INTENTIONALLY
    4  RELEASES  OR  OTHERWISE  DISCLOSES  TO  ANOTHER THE NATURE, SUBSTANCE OR
    5  CONTENTS OF A SEALED COURT RECORD, EXCEPT IF REQUIRED BY STATUTE OR UPON
    6  WRITTEN ORDER ISSUED BY A COURT  OF  COMPETENT  JURISDICTION,  SHALL  BE
    7  GUILTY OF A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL PROHIBIT
    8  AN  INDIVIDUAL  WHO  IS THE SUBJECT OF A SEALED COURT RECORD OR, IF SUCH
    9  PERSON IS DECEASED, THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF HIS  OR  HER  ESTATE,
   10  FROM  DISCLOSING  TO ANOTHER THE NATURE, SUBSTANCE OR CONTENTS OF HIS OR
   11  HER COURT RECORD.
   12    2. A "SEALED COURT RECORD" SHALL MEAN ANY RECORD REQUIRED TO BE SEALED
   13  PURSUANT TO SECTION 160.50, 160.55, 160.58, 720.15,  OR  725.15  OF  THE
   14  CRIMINAL  PROCEDURE  LAW,  OR SECTION 375.1 OR 375.2 OF THE FAMILY COURT
   15  ACT.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02690-01-1