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Senator · Senate District 54
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History
- Substituted by A7237
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1125
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
Companion bill
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Authorizes the detaining in the Ontario county correctional facility of persons awaiting arraignment in any local court in the county of Ontario
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Brian Kolb
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5368
Title of bill
An act to amend the correction law, in relation to authorizing the use of the Ontario county correctional facility for the detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment
Purpose or general idea of bill
This would authorize the detaining in the Ontario County Correctional Facility of persons awaiting arraignment in any local court in the county of Ontario.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1: Section 500-a of the Correction Law is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-k.
Section 2: Section 500-c of the Correction Law is amended by adding a new subdivision 17.
Section 3: the effective date is established.
Justification
The Ontario County Board of Supervisors, by Resolution, No. 159-2011, adopted March 11, 2011, has requested legislation to be introduced in the State Legislature to permit the use of the Ontario County Jail by various law enforcement agencies for the detention of persons under arrest and being held for arraignment.
Several upstate counties are currently allowed to do this including: Allegany, Chautauqua, Chemung, Cortland, Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Onondaga, Putnam, Niagara, Seneca, and Warren Counties.
If the jail is authorized to be used for the holding of arrestees prior to arraignment, deputies would then have the ability to bring defendants to jail where a standardized bail would be set for specific classes of non-felony arrests.
This bill would prevent the necessity of locating a town or village judge for an immediate arraignment, especially when arrests are made, for example, in the middle of the night and it is difficult to locate a judge and wait for their arrival. It will not only save time, but reduce the amount of transports of arrestees and associated costs.
Prior legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
This legislation will have no fiscal implication for the state, but there would be a cost savings to the county.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amendment to the section 500-c of the Correction Law, made by section two of this act, shall not affect the repeal of such section pursuant to section 12 of chapter 907 of the laws of 1984, as amended, and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
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