S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9325 I N A S S E M B L Y February 16, 2012 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMANOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to fair treatment for crime victims and in relation to interim probation supervision of offenders who are subject to mandatory indeterminate sentence of imprisonment THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 642-b 2 to read as follows: 3 S 642-B. FAIR TREATMENT OF VICTIMS IN CASES WHERE THE DISTRICT ATTOR- 4 NEY IS CONSIDERING WAIVER OF MANDATORY SENTENCE. 1. IN THE CASE OF A 5 VICTIM OF A FELONY, IF THE INDICTMENT BASED UPON THAT CRIMINAL TRANS- 6 ACTION CHARGES AN OFFENSE FOR WHICH AN INDETERMINATE SENTENCE OF IMPRI- 7 SONMENT MUST BE IMPOSED OR IF THE DEFENDANT IS A PERSON WHO BY REASON OF 8 A PRIOR FELONY CONVICTION WOULD BE SUBJECT TO AN INDETERMINATE SENTENCE 9 OF IMPRISONMENT UPON CONVICTION OF THE OFFENSE CHARGED IN THE INDICT- 10 MENT, THE RULES PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF CRIM- 11 INAL JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE THAT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY MUST GIVE 12 THE VICTIM NOTICE AND A STATEMENT OF REASONS IN WRITING NOT LESS THAN 13 TEN DAYS PRIOR TO TAKING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS: 14 (A) CONSENTING TO A PLEA OF GUILTY THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE AT LEAST A 15 PLEA OF GUILTY TO AN OFFENSE THAT REQUIRES AN INDETERMINATE SENTENCE OF 16 IMPRISONMENT; 17 (B) MOVING FOR OR CONSENTING TO DISMISSAL OF THE INDICTMENT OR OF ANY 18 COUNT THEREIN THAT CHARGES A CRIME FOR WHICH AN INDETERMINATE SENTENCE 19 OF IMPRISONMENT MUST BE IMPOSED; OR 20 (C) MOVING FOR OR CONSENTING TO AN ADJOURNMENT OF SENTENCING TO A DATE 21 LATER THAN NINETY DAYS FROM THE DATE THE PLEA OR VERDICT WAS ENTERED. 22 2. ANY SUCH NOTICE SHALL ADVISE THE VICTIM OF THE TIME AND PLACE WHEN 23 THE MOTION IS TO BE MADE OR THE CONSENT IS TO BE GIVEN AND OF THE 24 VICTIM'S RIGHT TO BE PRESENT AND TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THE 25 COURT IN OPPOSITION TO THE COURT'S APPROVAL OF THE DISMISSAL, PLEA OR 26 ADJOURNMENT. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08648-02-2 A. 9325 2 1 3. THE RULES PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF CRIMI- 2 NAL JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL REQUIRE THAT A COPY OF THE NOTICE AND STATE- 3 MENT OF REASONS BE FILED WITH THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES 4 ALONG WITH A SUMMARY OF THE FINAL DISPOSITION OF EACH COUNT CHARGED IN 5 AN INDICTMENT AGAINST THE DEFENDANT AS A RESULT OF THE CRIMINAL TRANS- 6 ACTION INVOLVING THAT VICTIM. AN ANALYSIS OF THIS MATERIAL SHALL BE SET 7 FORTH BY THE DIVISION IN ITS ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE 8 LEGISLATURE AND THE DOCUMENTS AS FILED WITH THE DIVISION SHALL BE MAIN- 9 TAINED FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS IN A SPECIAL FILE WHICH SHALL BE 10 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. 11 4. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL 12 NOT ALLOCATE ANY FUNDS TO OR FOR THE USE OF A DISTRICT ATTORNEY UNLESS 13 THE COMMISSIONER IS SATISFIED, AFTER SPECIFIC INQUIRY, THAT SUCH 14 DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF 15 THIS SECTION. 16 S 2. Section 243 of the executive law is amended by adding a new 17 subdivision 5 to read as follows: 18 5. THE RULES ADOPTED BY THE DIRECTOR PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL 19 PROVIDE THAT PROBATION OFFICERS AND CORRECTIONAL ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS 20 SHALL NOT ENGAGE IN SUPERVISION OF OR ADMINISTER COMMUNITY BASED ALTER- 21 NATIVE OR INTERIM PROGRAMS FOR OFFENDERS WHO HAVE PLEADED GUILTY TO OR 22 BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF A FELONY FOR WHICH AN INDETERMINATE SENTENCE OF 23 IMPRISONMENT IS REQUIRED UNDER THE PENAL LAW AND WHO ARE AWAITING IMPO- 24 SITION OF SENTENCE. 25 S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 26 it shall have become a law, provided however, that effective immediate- 27 ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation 28 necessary for the implementation of the foregoing sections of this act 29 on their effective date are authorized to be made on or before such 30 effective date.