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- Referred to correction
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BILL NUMBER:A10364
Title of bill
An act to amend the correction law and the executive law, in relation to the creation of a program to transport persons subject to an outstanding warrant
Purpose or general idea of bill
Provides for the transportation of persons subject to an outstanding warrant of arrest to the appropriate jurisdiction.
Summary
Adds a new Section 23-a to the Correction Law and adds a new Section 221-c to the Executive. Law.
- The Commissioner of Correction would be responsible for providing transportation within the state any person for whom a felony or Class A misdemeanor warrant have been issued from the jurisdiction in which they are taken into custody, to the jurisdiction where the warrant was issued, except: (1) where the distance the warrant issuing jurisdiction would need to travel to retrieve the individual would be less than 50 miles (round trip); and (2) for those persons wanted for violent crimes whose transportation is already provided by the State Police under the Violent Felony Warrant Program.
- The Division of the State Police would continue to be responsible for the transportation of a defendant charged with a violent felony from the jurisdiction in which they were taken into custody to the jurisdiction where the warrant was issued. Additionally, the bill clarifies that the Commissioner of Correction would not be responsible for transportation of these persons.
- The cost of transporting persons would be paid from funds appropriated to the Department of Correctional Services.
Justification
This legislation seeks to address the concerns of many communities about the presence of wanted criminals in their area. Currently, if local enforcement agencies learn that a person is wanted in another jurisdiction for an outstanding warrant, the local police or sheriff contacts the other jurisdiction. However, in many instances, they discover that the warrant-issuing jurisdiction is not willing to incur the necessary expenses to pick up the suspect. For example; the New York City police frequently will not pick up fugitives for less serious crimes (low level felonies and misdemeanors) when they are caught upstate. While upstate police departments could deliver suspects to New York City, this shifts the burden to these communities, which often cannot afford the expense. As a result, the arresting jurisdiction will often have to release such suspects back into the local communi- ties.
This legislation would serve as another way to keep the communities in New York State safe. It will help ensure that criminals cannot escape the consequences of their actions by simply moving to other parts of the State. Furthermore, the bill recognizes that many individuals who are
wanted on outstanding warrants will often continue their criminal activ- ities in these new jurisdictions. By enforcing the original warrants, the bill will help address the problem of crime in these affected commu- nities.
This legislation would aid communities in establishing a program in which the Department of Corrections would be responsible for the trans- portation within the state of persons with outstanding warrants of arrest. This approach offers a cost-effective solution, as correction officers are already travelling to and from various communities through- out New York State as they transport persons to a prison facility.
Legislative history
2008: A.4837; Referred to Corrections 2007: A.4837; Referred to Corrections 2006: A.1709; Referred to Corrections 2005; A.1709; Held for consideration in Corrections 2004: A.1570; Held for consideration in Corrections 2003: A.1570; Referred to Corrections 2002: A.2832; Referred to Corrections 2001: A.2832; Referred to Corrections 2000: A.9732; Held for consideration in Corrections
Effective date
Immediately.
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