Bill Text: NY S06235 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Defines a designated officer and establishes the minimum period of time that forensic samples should be retained by investigating authorities; relates to special fictitious name indictments; relates to requests for certain DNA test comparisons; relates to forensic DNA testing; relates to DNA testing, data collection and record keeping.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S06235 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-S06235-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6235 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E October 19, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SCHNEIDERMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to defining a designated offender; to amend the penal law, in relation to providing a DNA sample; to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the minimum period of time that forensic samples should be retained by investigating authorities; in relation to appointments to the commis- sion on forensic science; to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to special fictitious name indictments; to amend the execu- tive law, in relation to requests for certain DNA test comparisons; to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to forensic DNA testing; and to amend the executive law and the criminal procedure law, in relation to DNA testing, confidentiality, data collection and record keeping THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 995 of the executive law, as 2 amended by chapter 2 of the laws of 2006, paragraph (a) as separately 3 amended by chapter 320 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 7. "Designated offender" means a person convicted of and sentenced for 6 [any one or more of the following provisions of the penal law (a) 7 sections 120.05, 120.10, and 120.11, relating to assault; sections 8 125.15 through 125.27 relating to homicide; sections 130.25, 130.30, 9 130.35, 130.40, 130.45, 130.50, 130.65, 130.67 and 130.70, relating to 10 sex offenses; sections 205.10, 205.15, 205.17 and 205.19, relating to 11 escape and other offenses, where the offender has been convicted within 12 the previous five years of one of the other felonies specified in this 13 subdivision; or sections 255.25, 255.26 and 255.27, relating to incest, 14 a violent felony offense as defined in subdivision one of section 70.02 15 of the penal law, attempted murder in the first degree, as defined in EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14886-02-9 S. 6235 2 1 section 110.00 and section 125.27 of the penal law, kidnapping in the 2 first degree, as defined in section 135.25 of the penal law, arson in 3 the first degree, as defined in section 150.20 of the penal law, 4 burglary in the third degree, as defined in section 140.20 of the penal 5 law, attempted burglary in the third degree, as defined in section 6 110.00 and section 140.20 of the penal law, a felony defined in article 7 four hundred ninety of the penal law relating to terrorism or any 8 attempt to commit an offense defined in such article relating to terror- 9 ism which is a felony; or (b) criminal possession of a controlled 10 substance in the first degree, as defined in section 220.21 of the penal 11 law; criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree, 12 as defined in section 220.18 of the penal law; criminal sale of a 13 controlled substance, as defined in article 220 of the penal law; or 14 grand larceny in the fourth degree, as defined in subdivision five of 15 section 155.30 of the penal law; or (c) any misdemeanor or felony 16 defined as a sex offense or sexually violent offense pursuant to para- 17 graph (a), (b) or (c) of subdivision two or paragraph (a) of subdivision 18 three of section one hundred sixty-eight-a of the correction law; or (d) 19 any of the following felonies, or an attempt thereof where such attempt 20 is a felony offense: 21 aggravated assault upon a person less than eleven years old, as 22 defined in section 120.12 of the penal law; menacing in the first 23 degree, as defined in section 120.13 of the penal law; reckless endan- 24 germent in the first degree, as defined in section 120.25 of the penal 25 law; stalking in the second degree, as defined in section 120.55 of the 26 penal law; criminally negligent homicide, as defined in section 125.10 27 of the penal law; vehicular manslaughter in the second degree, as 28 defined in section 125.12 of the penal law; vehicular manslaughter in 29 the first degree, as defined in section 125.13 of the penal law; 30 persistent sexual abuse, as defined in section 130.53 of the penal law; 31 aggravated sexual abuse in the fourth degree, as defined in section 32 130.65-a of the penal law; female genital mutilation, as defined in 33 section 130.85 of the penal law; facilitating a sex offense with a 34 controlled substance, as defined in section 130.90 of the penal law; 35 unlawful imprisonment in the first degree, as defined in section 135.10 36 of the penal law; custodial interference in the first degree, as defined 37 in section 135.50 of the penal law; criminal trespass in the first 38 degree, as defined in section 140.17 of the penal law; criminal tamper- 39 ing in the first degree, as defined in section 145.20 of the penal law; 40 tampering with a consumer product in the first degree, as defined in 41 section 145.45 of the penal law; robbery in the third degree as defined 42 in section 160.05 of the penal law; identity theft in the second degree, 43 as defined in section 190.79 of the penal law; identity theft in the 44 first degree, as defined in section 190.80 of the penal law; promoting 45 prison contraband in the first degree, as defined in section 205.25 of 46 the penal law; tampering with a witness in the third degree, as defined 47 in section 215.11 of the penal law; tampering with a witness in the 48 second degree, as defined in section 215.12 of the penal law; tampering 49 with a witness in the first degree, as defined in section 215.13 of the 50 penal law; criminal contempt in the first degree, as defined in subdivi- 51 sions (b), (c) and (d) of section 215.51 of the penal law; aggravated 52 criminal contempt, as defined in section 215.52 of the penal law; bail 53 jumping in the second degree, as defined in section 215.56 of the penal 54 law; bail jumping in the first degree, as defined in section 215.57 of 55 the penal law; patronizing a prostitute in the second degree, as defined 56 in section 230.05 of the penal law; patronizing a prostitute in the S. 6235 3 1 first degree, as defined in section 230.06 of the penal law; promoting 2 prostitution in the second degree, as defined in section 230.30 of the 3 penal law; promoting prostitution in the first degree, as defined in 4 section 230.32 of the penal law; compelling prostitution, as defined in 5 section 230.33 of the penal law; disseminating indecent materials to 6 minors in the second degree, as defined in section 235.21 of the penal 7 law; disseminating indecent materials to minors in the first degree, as 8 defined in section 235.22 of the penal law; riot in the first degree, as 9 defined in section 240.06 of the penal law; criminal anarchy, as defined 10 in section 240.15 of the penal law; aggravated harassment of an employee 11 by an inmate, as defined in section 240.32 of the penal law; unlawful 12 surveillance in the second degree, as defined in section 250.45 of the 13 penal law; unlawful surveillance in the first degree, as defined in 14 section 250.50 of the penal law; endangering the welfare of a vulnerable 15 elderly person in the second degree, as defined in section 260.32 of the 16 penal law; endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person in the 17 first degree, as defined in section 260.34 of the penal law; use of a 18 child in a sexual performance, as defined in section 263.05 of the penal 19 law; promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child, as defined in 20 section 263.10 of the penal law; possessing an obscene sexual perform- 21 ance by a child, as defined in section 263.11 of the penal law; promot- 22 ing a sexual performance by a child, as defined in section 263.15 of the 23 penal law; possessing a sexual performance by a child, as defined in 24 section 263.16 of the penal law; criminal possession of a weapon in the 25 third degree, as defined in section 265.02 of the penal law; criminal 26 sale of a firearm in the third degree, as defined in section 265.11 of 27 the penal law; criminal sale of a firearm to a minor, as defined in 28 section 265.16 of the penal law; unlawful wearing of a body vest, as 29 defined in section 270.20 of the penal law; hate crimes as defined in 30 section 485.05 of the penal law; and crime of terrorism, as defined in 31 section 490.25 of the penal law; or (e) a felony defined in the penal 32 law or an attempt thereof where such attempt is a felony; or (f) any of 33 the following misdemeanors: assault in the third degree as defined in 34 section 120.00 of the penal law; attempted aggravated assault upon a 35 person less than eleven years old, as defined in section 110.00 and 36 section 120.12 of the penal law; attempted menacing in the first degree, 37 as defined in section 110.00 and section 120.13 of the penal law; menac- 38 ing in the second degree as defined in section 120.14 of the penal law; 39 menacing in the third degree as defined in section 120.15 of the penal 40 law; reckless endangerment in the second degree as defined in section 41 120.20 of the penal law; stalking in the fourth degree as defined in 42 section 120.45 of the penal law; stalking in the third degree as defined 43 in section 120.50 of the penal law; attempted stalking in the second 44 degree, as defined in section 110.00 and section 120.55 of the penal 45 law; forcible touching as defined in section 130.52 of the penal law 46 regardless of the age of the victim; sexual abuse in the third degree as 47 defined in section 130.55 of the penal law regardless of the age of the 48 victim; unlawful imprisonment in the second degree as defined in section 49 135.05 of the penal law regardless of the age of the victim; attempted 50 unlawful imprisonment in the first degree, as defined in section 110.00 51 and section 135.10 of the penal law regardless of the age of the victim; 52 criminal trespass in the second degree as defined in section 140.15 of 53 the penal law; possession of burglar's tools as defined in section 54 140.35 of the penal law; petit larceny as defined in section 155.25 of 55 the penal law; endangering the welfare of a child as defined in section 56 260.10 of the penal law; endangering the welfare of an incompetent or S. 6235 4 1 physically disabled person as defined in section 260.25] A MISDEMEANOR 2 DEFINED IN THE PENAL LAW OR A FELONY DEFINED IN THE PENAL LAW, OR A 3 PERSON WHO IS REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4 SIX-C OF THE CORRECTION LAW. 5 S 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 270.40 to read 6 as follows: 7 S 270.40 FAILURE TO PROVIDE A DNA SAMPLE. 8 A PERSON IS GUILTY OF FAILURE TO PROVIDE A DNA SAMPLE WHEN HE OR SHE 9 (A) IS A DESIGNATED OFFENDER, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION 10 NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A 11 SAMPLE APPROPRIATE FOR DNA TESTING PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDI- 12 VISION THREE OF SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE-C OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW; 13 (B) HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY A COURT, STATE OR LOCAL CORRECTION OFFICIAL OR 14 EMPLOYEE, PAROLE OFFICER, PROBATION OFFICER, POLICE OFFICER, PEACE OFFI- 15 CER OR OTHER PUBLIC SERVANT OF THE OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE SUCH A SAMPLE; 16 AND (C) UPON REQUEST TO PROVIDE SUCH SAMPLE, MADE IN PERSON BY A PUBLIC 17 SERVANT AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT IT, FAILS TO PROVIDE SUCH A SAMPLE. 18 FAILURE TO PROVIDE A DNA SAMPLE IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. 19 S 3. Subparagraph (ix) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 9 of section 20 995-b of the executive law, as added by chapter 737 of the laws of 1994, 21 is amended and a new paragraph (c) is added to read as follows: 22 (ix) such policy shall provide for the mutual exchange, use and stor- 23 age of DNA records with the system of DNA identification utilized by the 24 federal bureau of investigation provided that the commission determines 25 that such exchange, use and storage are consistent with the provisions 26 of this article and applicable provisions of law[.]; AND 27 (C) WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, DETER- 28 MINE, CONSISTENT WITH THIS ARTICLE, THE APPROPRIATE MINIMUM PERIOD OF 29 TIME THAT FORENSIC SAMPLES OF BLOOD, TISSUE AND OTHER BIOLOGICAL MATERI- 30 AL, OBTAINED IN CONNECTION WITH THE FORENSIC EXAMINATION OF CRIME 31 SCENES, SHOULD BE RETAINED BY INVESTIGATING AUTHORITIES AND THE TIME OR 32 SPECIFIED EVENT OR EVENTS, IF ANY, AFTER WHICH, CONSISTENT WITH THE 33 INTEREST OF ALL PERSONS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, SUCH SAMPLES MAY BE 34 DESTROYED, AND DETERMINE STANDARDS FOR THE CATALOGING AND MAINTAINING 35 RECORDS OF SUCH SAMPLES. PENDING THE PROMULGATION OF A POLICY ADDRESS- 36 ING THE ISSUES SET FORTH IN THIS PARAGRAPH, THE COMMISSION MAY ADOPT AN 37 INTERIM POLICY MANDATING THE PRESERVATION BY INVESTIGATING AUTHORITIES 38 OF FORENSIC SAMPLES OF BLOOD, TISSUE AND OTHER BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL 39 OBTAINED IN CONNECTION WITH THE FORENSIC EXAMINATION OF CRIME SCENES. 40 S 4. Subdivision 1 of section 995-a of the executive law, as added by 41 chapter 737 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows: 42 1. There is hereby created in the executive department, the commission 43 on forensic science, which shall consist of the following [fourteen] 44 SIXTEEN members: (a) the commissioner of the division of criminal 45 justice services who shall be chair of the commission and the commis- 46 sioner of the department of health or his or her designee, who shall 47 serve as an ex-officio member of the commission; 48 (b) [twelve] FOURTEEN members appointed by the governor. 49 S 5. Paragraph (i) of subdivision 2 of section 995-a of the executive 50 law, as added by chapter 737 of the laws of 1994, is amended, paragraph 51 (j) is relettered paragraph (k) and a new paragraph (j) is added to read 52 as follows: 53 (i) two members shall be members-at-large, one of whom shall be 54 appointed upon the recommendation of the temporary president of the 55 senate, and one of whom shall be appointed upon the recommendation of 56 the speaker of the assembly; [and] S. 6235 5 1 (J) TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE JOINTLY APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT 2 OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY: ONE SUCH PERSON SHALL BE 3 A CRIME VICTIMS ADVOCATE, AND ONE SUCH PERSON SHALL BE AN EXPERT IN 4 BIOMEDICAL ETHICS; AND 5 S 6. Section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law is amended by adding a 6 new subdivision 44 to read as follows: 7 44. "SPECIAL FICTITIOUS NAME INDICTMENT" MEANS AN INDICTMENT OF A 8 PERSON WHOSE NAME IS UNKNOWN BUT WHOSE IDENTITY IS ESTABLISHED TO THE 9 SATISFACTION OF A GRAND JURY PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 10 190.65 OF THIS CHAPTER BY MEANS OF FORENSIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID (DNA) 11 TESTING OF EVIDENCE. THE CAPTION OF A SPECIAL FICTITIOUS NAME INDICTMENT 12 SHALL INCLUDE A FICTITIOUS NAME, SUCH AS "JOHN DOE" OR "JANE DOE", IN 13 PLACE OF THE NAME OF THE DEFENDANT WHOSE TRUE NAME IS UNKNOWN. 14 S 7. Subdivision 3 of section 190.65 of the criminal procedure law is 15 amended to read as follows: 16 3. Upon voting to indict a person, a grand jury must, through its 17 foreman or acting foreman, file an indictment with the court by which it 18 was impaneled. WHEN THE NAME OF THE INDICTED PERSON IS UNKNOWN BUT HIS 19 OR HER IDENTITY IS ESTABLISHED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE GRAND JURY 20 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION BY MEANS OF FORENSIC DEOXY- 21 RIBONUCLEIC ACID (DNA) TESTING OF EVIDENCE, THEN SUCH INDICTMENT SHALL 22 BE FILED BY THE GRAND JURY WITH SUCH COURT AS A SPECIAL FICTITIOUS NAME 23 INDICTMENT. THE AUTHORITY TO FILE A SPECIAL FICTITIOUS NAME INDICTMENT 24 PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER AUTHORITY 25 IN LAW FOR THE FILING OF AN INDICTMENT WHEN THE NAME OF AN INDICTED 26 PERSON IS UNKNOWN. 27 S 8. Section 995-c of the executive law is amended by adding a new 28 subdivision 10 to read as follows: 29 10. A SUPERIOR COURT, IN RESPONSE TO A MOTION FOR SUCH COMPARISON BY A 30 DEFENDANT, MAY ORDER THAT DNA INFORMATION FROM A CRIME SCENE SAMPLE OR 31 SAMPLES AND/OR FINGERPRINTS OBTAINED IN THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION 32 OF AN ALLEGED CRIME BE CHECKED AGAINST THE DNA RECORDS MAINTAINED BY OR 33 AVAILABLE THROUGH THE STATE DNA IDENTIFICATION INDEX ESTABLISHED PURSU- 34 ANT TO THIS SECTION AND THE NATIONAL DNA INDEX SYSTEM, AND AGAINST THE 35 FINGERPRINT RECORDS MAINTAINED BY OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE STATE FINGER- 36 PRINT RECORD DATABASE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF 37 SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER AND THE NATIONAL 38 FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM, AND THAT THE RESULTS OF SUCH CHECK OR 39 CHECKS BE DISCLOSED TO SUCH DEFENDANT AND TO THE PROSECUTOR WHOSE JURIS- 40 DICTION INCLUDES THE LOCATION OF THE ALLEGED COMMISSION OF SUCH CRIME, 41 UPON A SHOWING BY THE DEFENDANT THAT SUCH AN ANALYSIS MAY BE MATERIAL TO 42 HIS OR HER DEFENSE AND THAT THE REQUEST IS REASONABLE. 43 S 9. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1-a of section 440.30 of the crimi- 44 nal procedure law, as amended by chapter 138 of the laws of 2004, is 45 amended to read as follows: 46 (a) Where the defendant's motion requests the performance of a foren- 47 sic DNA test on specified evidence, and upon the court's determination 48 that any evidence containing deoxyribonucleic acid ("DNA") was secured 49 in connection with the INVESTIGATION OR trial resulting in the judgment, 50 the court shall grant the application for forensic DNA testing of such 51 evidence upon its determination that if a DNA test had been conducted on 52 such evidence, and if the results had been AVAILABLE TO THE DEFENDANT, 53 OR THE RESULTS HAD BEEN admitted in the trial resulting in the judgment, 54 there exists a reasonable probability that the DISPOSITION OR verdict 55 would have been more favorable to the defendant. S. 6235 6 1 S 10. Section 995-b of the executive law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 14 to read as follows: 3 14. THE COMMISSION SHALL REVIEW THE CONFIDENTIALITY SAFEGUARDS WHICH 4 ARE MAINTAINED WITH RESPECT TO DNA SAMPLES BEFORE AND AFTER INFORMATION 5 FROM SUCH SAMPLES IS ENCODED INTO THE STATE DNA IDENTIFICATION INDEX AND 6 SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER ANY ADDITIONAL CONFIDENTIALITY SAFEGUARDS ARE 7 NECESSARY WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SAMPLES. THE COMMISSION SHALL ALSO ISSUE 8 A REPORT TO THE MAJORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE 9 ASSEMBLY WHICH DESCRIBES HOW SUCH SAMPLES ARE RETAINED AND THE REASONS 10 FOR MAINTAINING SUCH SAMPLES, FOLLOWING THE ENCODING OF INFORMATION FROM 11 SUCH SAMPLES INTO THE STATE DNA IDENTIFICATION INDEX. SUCH REPORT SHALL 12 ALSO RECOMMEND WHETHER A PROGRAM TO DESTROY ANY SUCH SAMPLES, FOLLOWING 13 THE ENCODING OF INFORMATION FROM SUCH SAMPLES INTO THE STATE DNA IDEN- 14 TIFICATION INDEX, SHOULD BE INITIATED OR WHETHER, ALTERNATIVELY, SUCH 15 SAMPLES SHALL CONTINUE TO BE MAINTAINED. 16 S 11. Subdivision 2 of section 995-c of the executive law, as added by 17 chapter 737 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows: 18 2. (A) Following the review and approval of the plan by the DNA 19 subcommittee and the commission and the filing of such plan with the 20 speaker of the assembly and the temporary president of the senate, the 21 commissioner of criminal justice services is hereby authorized to estab- 22 lish a computerized state DNA identification index pursuant to the 23 provisions of this article. NO OTHER DNA IDENTIFICATION INDEX OR COMPI- 24 LATION OF DNA IDENTIFICATION PROFILES MAY BE MAINTAINED IN THIS STATE 25 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THIS PROHIBITION SHALL NOT BE INTERPRETED TO 26 PROHIBIT ANY SUCH INDEX OR COMPILATION OF DNA INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM 27 CRIME SCENE SAMPLES OR CONCERNING MISSING PERSONS. 28 (B) IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION AND THIS SUBDI- 29 VISION, AND IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THIS ARTICLE, THE COMMISSION MAY 30 AUTHORIZE THE INCLUSION OF DNA RECORDS DERIVED FROM FORENSIC EXAMINATION 31 OF CRIME SCENES IN THE STATE DNA IDENTIFICATION INDEX. 32 S 12. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 9 of section 995-c of the execu- 33 tive law, as added by chapter 524 of the laws of 2002, is amended and 34 two new paragraphs (c) and (d) are added to read as follows: 35 (b) As prescribed in this paragraph, if an individual, either volun- 36 tarily or pursuant to a warrant or order of a court, has provided a 37 sample for DNA testing in connection with the investigation or prose- 38 cution of a crime and (i) no criminal action against the individual 39 relating to such crime was commenced within the period specified by 40 section 30.10 of the criminal procedure law, or (ii) a criminal action 41 was commenced against the individual relating to such crime which 42 resulted in a complete acquittal, OR A DISMISSAL AND THE MATTER WILL NOT 43 BE TRIED OR RETRIED, or (iii) a criminal action against the individual 44 relating to such crime resulted in a conviction that was subsequently 45 reversed or vacated, or for which the individual was granted a pardon 46 pursuant to article two-A of this chapter, such individual may apply to 47 the supreme court or the court in which the judgment of conviction was 48 originally entered for an order directing the expungement of any DNA 49 record and any samples, analyses, or other documents relating to the DNA 50 testing of such individual in connection with the investigation or pros- 51 ecution of such crime. A copy of such application shall be served on the 52 district attorney and an order directing expungement may be granted if 53 the court finds that the individual has satisfied the conditions of one 54 of the subparagraphs of this paragraph; that if a judgment of conviction 55 was reversed or vacated, all appeals relating thereto have been 56 concluded and the individual will not be retried, or, if a retrial has S. 6235 7 1 occurred, the trier of fact has rendered a verdict of complete acquit- 2 tal, and that expungement will not adversely affect the investigation or 3 prosecution of some other person or persons for the crime. NOTHING IN 4 THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL PREVENT A COURT, AT AN EARLIER TIME, FROM ORDERING 5 EXPUNGEMENT IN THE MANNER SPECIFIED IN THIS PARAGRAPH IN THE INTERESTS 6 OF JUSTICE, IN RESPONSE TO AN APPLICATION MADE ON NOTICE TO THE DISTRICT 7 ATTORNEY BY THE PERSON WHO PROVIDED SUCH DNA SAMPLE. If an order direct- 8 ing the expungement of any DNA record and any samples, analyses or other 9 documents relating to the DNA testing of such individual is issued, such 10 record and any samples, analyses, or other documents shall, at the 11 discretion of the possessor thereof, be destroyed or returned to such 12 individual or to the attorney who represented him or her in connection 13 with the application for the order of expungement. THE PERSON DESTROYING 14 OR RETURNING SUCH RECORD, SAMPLES, ANALYSES AND OTHER DOCUMENTS SHALL 15 MAINTAIN A RECORD CERTIFYING THE DATE, TIME AND MANNER OF DESTRUCTION OR 16 RETURN AND IDENTIFYING THE PERSON OR PERSONS DESTROYING OR RETURNING 17 SAME. THE PERSON DESTROYING OR RETURNING SAME SHALL SEND A COPY OF THIS 18 RECORD TO THE PERSON WHO SUBMITTED THE SAMPLE OR TO THE ATTORNEY WHO 19 REPRESENTED HIM OR HER IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPLICATION FOR THE ORDER 20 OF EXPUNGEMENT. 21 (C) (I) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (D) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, IF AN 22 INDIVIDUAL HAS PROVIDED A SAMPLE FOR DNA TESTING IN CONNECTION WITH THE 23 INVESTIGATION OR PROSECUTION OF A CRIME, OTHER THAN IN RESPONSE TO A 24 DEMAND AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS ONE, TWO AND THREE OF THIS 25 SECTION, OR IF A SAMPLE FOR DNA TESTING HAS OTHERWISE COME INTO THE 26 CUSTODY OR POSSESSION OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR AN AGENT THEREOF, 27 AND THE DNA PROFILE DERIVED FROM SUCH SAMPLE DOES NOT MATCH A DNA 28 PROFILE DERIVED FROM CRIME SCENE EVIDENCE DEVELOPED IN CONNECTION WITH 29 THE INVESTIGATION OR PROSECUTION OF A CRIMINAL ACT OR ACTS, EVERY 30 RECORD, SAMPLE, ANALYSIS AND OTHER DOCUMENT RELATING TO THE DNA TESTING 31 OF SUCH SAMPLE SHALL, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE POSSESSOR THEREOF, BE 32 EITHER RETURNED TO THE INDIVIDUAL WHO PROVIDED SUCH SAMPLE, DESTROYED OR 33 MAINTAINED FOR THE DURATION OF THE INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION OR ADJUDI- 34 CATION OF SUCH CRIMINAL ACTS EXCLUSIVELY FOR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE 35 INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION AND/OR ADJUDICATION OF THE CRIMINAL CHARGES 36 FOR WHICH SUCH SAMPLE WAS OBTAINED OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER CRIMINAL 37 ACTS WHICH THE INVESTIGATING AGENCY HAS REASON TO BELIEVE MAY BE LINKED 38 TO SUCH SAMPLE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO LATER THAN FIVE YEARS AFTER 39 SUCH SAMPLE IS OBTAINED OR WHEN THE INVESTIGATION OR PROSECUTION OF SUCH 40 CRIME HAS CONCLUDED, WHICHEVER FIRST OCCURS, SUCH RECORDS, SAMPLES, 41 ANALYSES AND OTHER DOCUMENTS SHALL, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE POSSESSOR 42 THEREOF, BE RETURNED TO SUCH INDIVIDUAL OR DESTROYED, OR SEALED IN A 43 MANNER CONSISTENT WITH PARAGRAPH (C) AND SUBPARAGRAPH (II), (IV) OR (V) 44 OF PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 160.55 OF THE CRIMINAL 45 PROCEDURE LAW. 46 (II) THE PERSON RETURNING, DESTROYING OR SEALING SUCH RECORD, SAMPLES, 47 ANALYSES OR OTHER DOCUMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL 48 MAINTAIN A RECORD CERTIFYING THE DATE AND MANNER OF SUCH RETURN, 49 DESTRUCTION OR SEALING AND IDENTIFYING THE PERSON OR PERSONS RETURNING, 50 DESTROYING OR SEALING SAME. THE PERSON RETURNING, DESTROYING OR SEALING 51 SAME SHALL SEND A COPY OF THIS RECORD TO THE PERSON WHO SUBMITTED THE 52 SAMPLE. 53 (III) THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL SUPPLEMENT AND NOT SUPPLANT ANY APPLICABLE 54 PROVISION OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT 55 APPLY TO DNA RECORDS, SAMPLES, ANALYSES AND OTHER DOCUMENTS OBTAINED 56 FROM THE FORENSIC EXAMINATION OF CRIME SCENE EVIDENCE, WHERE THE DNA S. 6235 8 1 PROFILE DEVELOPED FROM SUCH CRIME SCENE EVIDENCE DOES NOT MATCH THE DNA 2 PROFILE OF A KNOWN PERSON. 3 (D) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPHS (A), (B) AND (C) OF 4 THIS SUBDIVISION, A DNA RECORD WHICH WAS OBTAINED FROM A SAMPLE PROVIDED 5 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OR (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION PRIOR TO THE EFFEC- 6 TIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH NEED NOT BE DESTROYED, RETURNED OR SEALED, 7 AND MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE STATE DNA IDENTIFICATION INDEX ESTABLISHED 8 PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, WHEN, AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARA- 9 GRAPH, THE PERSON WHO PROVIDED SUCH SAMPLE STANDS CONVICTED OF A FELONY 10 OR MISDEMEANOR DEFINED IN SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE OF THIS ARTI- 11 CLE. ALL LAWS GOVERNING DNA RECORDS INCLUDED IN THE STATE DNA IDENTIFI- 12 CATION INDEX SHALL APPLY TO ANY DNA RECORD INCLUDED IN THE STATE DNA 13 IDENTIFICATION INDEX PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH. 14 S 13. Section 995-d of the executive law is amended by adding two new 15 subdivisions 3 and 4 to read as follows: 16 3. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, ANY INDIVID- 17 UAL DNA PROFILE OBTAINED OR MAINTAINED BY A STATE, COUNTY OR LOCAL LAW 18 ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, OR AN AGENT THEREOF, FROM A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE 19 SUBMITTED IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OR (C) OF SUBDIVISION 20 NINE OF SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE-C OF THIS ARTICLE, MAY BE 21 COMPARED INDIVIDUALLY OR VIA COMPUTERIZED DATABASE TO ONE OR MORE DNA 22 PROFILES MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO OR IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISIONS ONE, 23 TWO AND THREE OF SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE-C OF THIS ARTICLE, 24 AND/OR MAY BE INDIVIDUALLY COMPARED BY SUCH STATE, COUNTY OR LOCAL LAW 25 ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, OR AN AGENT THEREOF, TO ONE OR MORE DNA PROFILES 26 DEVELOPED FROM THE FORENSIC EXAMINATION OF CRIME SCENES IN ONE OR MORE 27 CASES UNDER INVESTIGATION. 28 (A) IF SUCH INDIVIDUAL DNA PROFILE MATCHES THE DNA PROFILE DEVELOPED 29 FROM THE FORENSIC EXAMINATION OF ONE OR MORE CRIME SCENES IN ONE OR MORE 30 CASES UNDER INVESTIGATION, AND/OR ONE OR MORE DNA PROFILES MAINTAINED 31 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS ONE, TWO AND THREE OF SECTION NINE HUNDRED 32 NINETY-FIVE-C OF THIS ARTICLE, SUCH INDIVIDUAL DNA PROFILE, TOGETHER 33 WITH THE BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FROM WHICH SUCH INDIVIDUAL DNA PROFILE WAS 34 DEVELOPED, MAY, AS APPROPRIATE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAWS AND RULES OF 35 EVIDENCE AND CONSISTENT WITH THIS ARTICLE, BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH 36 THE INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION AND/OR ADJUDICATION OF SUCH PERSON. 37 (B) IF SUCH INDIVIDUAL DNA PROFILE DOES NOT MATCH THE DNA PROFILE 38 DEVELOPED FROM FORENSIC EXAMINATION OF ONE OR MORE CRIME SCENES IN ONE 39 OR MORE CASES UNDER INVESTIGATION, AND/OR ONE OR MORE DNA PROFILES MAIN- 40 TAINED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS ONE, TWO AND THREE OF SECTION NINE 41 HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE-C OF THIS ARTICLE, SUCH INDIVIDUAL DNA PROFILE, 42 TOGETHER WITH THE BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FROM WHICH SUCH INDIVIDUAL DNA 43 PROFILE WAS DEVELOPED, SHALL BE DEALT WITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 44 (C) OF SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE-C OF THIS 45 ARTICLE. 46 4. (A) EXCEPT WHERE THE DEMAND IS PURSUANT TO A COURT ORDER OR WARRANT 47 OR PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE-C 48 OF THIS ARTICLE, PRIOR TO REQUESTING A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE FROM AN INDI- 49 VIDUAL THAT WILL BE USED FOR DNA TESTING, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, LAW 50 ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, OR AGENT THEREOF REQUESTING SUCH SAMPLE SHALL OBTAIN 51 WRITTEN INFORMED CONSENT FROM SUCH INDIVIDUAL CONSISTING OF WRITTEN 52 AUTHORIZATION IN PLAIN LANGUAGE THAT IS DATED AND SIGNED AND INCLUDES AT 53 LEAST THE FOLLOWING: (1) A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE TEST; (2) A STATE- 54 MENT THAT THE DNA SAMPLE OF THE SUBJECT MAY INITIALLY BE COMPARED 55 AGAINST ANY CRIME SCENE EVIDENCE OR DATABASE OF CRIME SCENE EVIDENCE AND 56 A DESCRIPTION OF WHETHER, IN THE EVENT SUCH SUBJECT SAMPLE DOES NOT S. 6235 9 1 MATCH A DNA PROFILE DERIVED FROM ANY SUCH CRIME SCENE EVIDENCE, SUCH 2 SUBJECT SAMPLE WILL THEREAFTER BE RETURNED, DESTROYED OR RETAINED. IN 3 THE EVENT THE AGENT REQUESTING SUCH SAMPLE MAY RETAIN SUCH SAMPLE, SUCH 4 STATEMENT SHALL DESCRIBE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH SUCH SAMPLE MAY 5 THEREAFTER BE LAWFULLY USED; (3) THE NAME OF THE PERSON OR SPECIFIC 6 CATEGORIES OF PERSONS OR ORGANIZATIONS TO WHOM THE TEST RESULTS MAY BE 7 DISCLOSED; (4) A STATEMENT THAT NO TESTS OTHER THAN THOSE AUTHORIZED 8 SHALL BE PERFORMED ON THE BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE; AND (5) A SUMMARY OF THE 9 INFORMATION SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPHS (B) AND (C) OF SUBDIVISION NINE OF 10 SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE-C OF THIS ARTICLE. 11 (B) NONCOMPLIANCE WITH ANY PROVISION OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT IN 12 AND OF ITSELF AFFECT THE ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE OR OTHERWISE AFFECT 13 ANY CONVICTION OR CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. 14 S 14. Section 340.20 of the criminal procedure law is amended by 15 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 16 5. PRIOR TO ACCEPTING A DEFENDANT'S PLEA OF GUILTY TO A COUNT OR 17 COUNTS OF AN INFORMATION CHARGING A MISDEMEANOR, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH 18 (A) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 55.10 OF THE PENAL LAW AND INCLUDED IN 19 THE DEFINITION OF DESIGNATED OFFENDER PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF 20 SECTION NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, THE COURT SHALL 21 ADVISE THE DEFENDANT THAT UPON THE CONVICTION FOR SUCH MISDEMEANOR HE OR 22 SHE WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A SAMPLE APPROPRIATE FOR DNA TESTING FOR 23 INCLUSION IN THE STATE DNA IDENTIFICATION INDEX PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 24 FORTY-NINE-B OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW. THE COURT SHALL AFFIRM ON THE RECORD 25 OR IN WRITING THAT THE DEFENDANT HAS BEEN GIVEN THE NOTICE REQUIRED BY 26 THIS SUBDIVISION. THE FAILURE OF A COURT TO ADVISE THE DEFENDANT PURSU- 27 ANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION OR TO OTHERWISE COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF 28 THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO AFFECT THE VOLUNTARINESS OF A 29 PLEA OF GUILTY OR THE VALIDITY OF A CONVICTION. 30 S 15. Subdivision 1-a of section 440.30 of the criminal procedure law 31 is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows: 32 (C) IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FILING OF A MOTION UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION, 33 THE COURT MAY DIRECT THE STATE TO PROVIDE THE MOVANT WITH INFORMATION, 34 INCLUDING DOCUMENTS, NOTES, LOGS OR REPORTS, RELATING TO ANY PHYSICAL 35 ITEMS COLLECTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CASE, WHERE IT IS LIKELY ANY SUCH 36 PHYSICAL ITEMS, IF SUBJECTED TO DNA TESTING, WOULD YIELD DNA INFORMATION 37 THAT MEETS THE STANDARD SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. 38 THE COURT MAY DIRECT THE STATE TO PROVIDE OTHER REASONABLE ASSISTANCE TO 39 THE MOVANT IN LOCATING ANY SUCH RECORDS OR ITEMS OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 40 WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN LOST OR DESTROYED. THE COURT MAY ALSO DIRECT THE 41 PEOPLE TO TAKE REASONABLE MEASURES TO ATTEMPT TO LOCATE ANY SUCH RECORDS 42 OR PHYSICAL ITEMS THAT MAY BE IN GOVERNMENT CUSTODY AND/OR ASSIST THE 43 MOVANT IN LOCATING ANY SUCH RECORDS OR PHYSICAL ITEMS THAT MAY BE IN THE 44 CUSTODY OF A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE HOSPITAL, LABORATORY OR OTHER FACILITY. 45 THE COURT SHALL DENY A REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE BROUGHT UNDER THIS PARA- 46 GRAPH IF THE COURT DETERMINES THAT SUCH REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IS FRIVO- 47 LOUS, ABUSIVE OR INAPPROPRIATE. 48 S 16. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that: 49 (a) sections eleven, twelve and thirteen of this act shall take effect 50 on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law; 51 (b) section two of this act shall take effect on the ninetieth day 52 after it shall have become a law; 53 (c) the amendments to section 340.20 of the criminal procedure law 54 made by section fourteen of this act shall apply to pleas of guilty to a 55 count or counts of an information entered 60 days or more after the 56 effective date of this act.