Bill Text: NY S08185 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the nondisclosure of an individual reporting a violation of a local law or ordinance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-04-13 - REFERRED TO CODES [S08185 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S08185-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          8185

                    IN SENATE

                                     April 13, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

        AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to  the  nondis-
          closure of an individual reporting a violation of a local law or ordi-
          nance; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration
          thereof

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of  section  245.20  of  the
     2  criminal  procedure law, as added by section 2 of part LLL of chapter 59
     3  of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
     4    (c) The names and adequate contact information for all  persons  other
     5  than  law  enforcement  personnel  whom  the  prosecutor  knows  to have
     6  evidence or information relevant to any offense charged or to any poten-
     7  tial defense thereto, including a designation by the  prosecutor  as  to
     8  which  of  those  persons may be called as witnesses; provided, however,
     9  nothing in this paragraph shall require the disclosure of  the  name  or
    10  contact  information for any individual reporting a violation of a local
    11  law or ordinance. Nothing in this paragraph shall require the disclosure
    12  of physical addresses; provided, however, upon a motion and  good  cause
    13  shown  the court may direct the disclosure of a physical address. Infor-
    14  mation under this subdivision relating to a confidential  informant  may
    15  be  withheld,  and redacted from discovery materials, without need for a
    16  motion pursuant to section 245.70 of this article; but  the  prosecution
    17  shall notify the defendant in writing that such information has not been
    18  disclosed, unless the court rules otherwise for good cause shown.
    19    §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
    20  deemed repealed December 31, 2022.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD16078-02-0