Bill Text: NY A07698 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to the functions of the chief administrator of the courts; relates to reporting requirements.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-06-15 - REFERRED TO RULES [A07698 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A07698-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         7698--A
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      May 22, 2015
                                       ___________
        Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on  Codes  -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance with
          Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
        AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law and  the  judiciary  law,  in
          relation to functions of the chief administrator of the courts; and to
          amend the executive law, in relation to reporting requirements
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 10.40 of  the  criminal  procedure
     2  law,  as  amended by chapter 237 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read
     3  as follows:
     4    1. The chief administrator of the  courts  shall  have  the  power  to
     5  adopt, amend and rescind forms for the efficient and just administration
     6  of  this  chapter.    Such  forms shall include, without limitation, the
     7  forms described in paragraph (z)  of  subdivision  two  of  section  two
     8  hundred  twelve  of  the judiciary law. A failure by any party to submit
     9  papers in compliance with forms authorized by this section shall not  be
    10  grounds for that reason alone for denial or granting of any motion.
    11    §  2.  Subdivision 2 of section 212 of the judiciary law is amended by
    12  adding six new paragraphs (u), (v), (w), (x), (y) and  (z)  to  read  as
    13  follows:
    14    (u)  Compile  and  publish data on misdemeanor offenses in all courts,
    15  disaggregated by county, including the following information:
    16    (i) the aggregate number of misdemeanors charged, by indictment or the
    17  filing of a misdemeanor complaint or information;
    18    (ii) the offense charged;
    19    (iii) the race, ethnicity, age, and sex of the individual charged;
    20    (iv) whether the individual was issued a summons or appearance ticket,
    21  was subject to custodial arrest, and/or was held  to  arraignment  as  a
    22  result of the alleged misdemeanor;
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11204-07-6