Bill Text: NY A04797 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 4797 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to governmental operations [A04797 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A04797-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4797
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 8, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Governmental Operations
       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 FROM DISCLOS-
    9  ING TO ANOTHER THE NATURE, SUBSTANCE OR CONTENTS OF  HIS  OR  HER  COURT
   10  RECORD.
   11    2. A "SEALED COURT RECORD" SHALL MEAN ANY RECORD REQUIRED TO BE SEALED
   12  PURSUANT  TO  SECTIONS  160.50, 160.55, 160.58, 720.15, OR 725.15 OF THE
   13  CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, OR SECTIONS 375.2 OR 375.1 OF THE  FAMILY  COURT
   14  ACT.
   15    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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