Bill Text: NY S02267 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 2267 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to court clerks providing information to victims regarding orders of protection against the individual who committed the crime once they are released.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION [S02267 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S02267-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2267
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 15, 2013
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       Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
         Correction
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the executive law, in relation to the fair treatment
         standards for crime victims
         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 645-a
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 645-A. INFORMATION RELATIVE TO ORDERS  OF  PROTECTION.  EVERY  COURT
    4  CLERK  SHALL  BE  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  PROVIDING INFORMATION TO INDIVIDUALS
    5  PETITIONING FOR EX PARTE ORDERS OF PROTECTION REGARDING NOTIFICATION  OF
    6  SERVICE  OF  THESE  ORDERS OF PROTECTION. SUCH NOTIFICATION TO THE PETI-
    7  TIONER IS REQUIRED IF THE PETITIONER HAS REGISTERED A  TELEPHONE  NUMBER
    8  WITH  THE STATE'S VICTIM NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, ESTABLISHED UNDER SUBDIVI-
    9  SION TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE-I OF THIS CHAPTER. THE  PETI-
   10  TIONER SHALL BE INFORMED OF HIS OR HER OPTION TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF
   11  SERVICE  OF AN EX PARTE ORDER OF PROTECTION OR SUMMONS ON THE RESPONDENT
   12  BY THE COURT CLERK AND SHALL BE PROVIDED INFORMATION ON HOW  TO  RECEIVE
   13  NOTIFICATION  OF  SERVICE OF EX PARTE ORDERS OF PROTECTION OR SUMMONS TO
   14  COURT. THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR ANY OTHER  GOVERNMENT  AGENCY
   15  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  SERVING  EX  PARTE  ORDERS OF PROTECTION OR SUMMONS TO
   16  COURT SHALL RECORD THE SERVICE OF THESE ORDERS OF PROTECTION INTO A  LAW
   17  ENFORCEMENT  DATABASE,  OR  SIMILAR ELECTRONIC RECORD KEEPING SYSTEM, AT
   18  THE TIME WHEN SERVICE OCCURS. THE PROVISION OF THIS SECTION  SHALL  ONLY
   19  APPLY  TO THOSE COURT CLERKS ABLE TO ACCESS A STATEWIDE VICTIM NOTIFICA-
   20  TION SYSTEM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION OF  SERVICE  OF  ORDERS  OF
   21  PROTECTION.
   22    S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 646-a of the executive law is amended by
   23  adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06709-01-3
       S. 2267                             2
    1    (H)  THE  RIGHTS  OF  CRIME  VICTIMS  TO  BE PROVIDED WITH INFORMATION
    2  REGARDING SERVICE OF EX PARTE ORDERS OF PROTECTION OR SUMMONS  TO  COURT
    3  AS PROVIDED BY SECTION SIX HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE-A OF THIS ARTICLE.
    4    S  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    5  have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
    6  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
    7  this  act  on  its effective date are authorized and directed to be made
    8  and completed on or before such effective date.