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History
- Referred to codes
- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.563
- Referred to codes
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Relates to sealing court records involving cases dismissed at arraignment or earlier
In Senate Committee · Codes · Sponsor Daniel O'Donnell
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S4841
Title of bill
An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to sealing court records involving cases dismissed at arraignment or earlier
Purpose
To provide for the sealing of court records involving certain cases dismissed at arraignment or earlier
Summary of provisions
Section 1: Amends Criminal Procedure Law § 160.50(3)(b) to include orders to dismiss pursuant to CPL §§ 140.45 and 150.50 as those which may be dismissed in favor of the accused and subsequently sealed.
Section 2: Sets forth the effective date.
Justification
The purpose of this bill is to make the sealing provisions of subdivision 160.50 of the Criminal Procedure Law more comprehensive and to include additional dismissal sections of the CPL subject to the provisions of CPL 160.50. Section 160.50 requires the court to enter an order upon termination of criminal charges in favor of the accused. Such order requires among other things, that records must be sealed or destroyed as set forth in the section.
The addition of sections 140.45 and 150.50 into CPL 160.50 is consistent with the purposes of the CPL 160.50. When an accusatory instrument is dismissed pursuant to subdivisions 140.45 or 150.50, the proceeding is terminated by dismissal and such dismissal should afford the accused the protections enumerated in section 160.50. This bill accomplishes such outcome.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Ninetieth day after it shall have become law.
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