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History
- Substituted by A9006
- Ordered to third reading cal.1470
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to finance
Companion bill
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Enacts the expedited missing persons' identification act
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Joseph Lentol
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S6750
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to enacting the expedited missing persons' identification act
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 designates the title of this bill.
Section 2 would amend section 838 of the Executive Law to require DCJS to promptly make available personal descriptions and other identifying data of unidentified deceased persons found to all law enforcement agencies in the state, and upon request, to agencies outside of the state. This provision excludes DNA data and other invasive investigative information that family members may object to.
Section 3 would provide for the effective date.
Justification
This bill would create an expedited notification process where DCJS would be required to promptly send personal descriptions and other identifying information of discovered unidentified deceased persons to all law enforcement agencies in the state, and upon request, to other jurisdictions. This would allow law enforcement agencies to compare the information received from DCJS to their files of missing persons. Through this notification process, law enforcement would be able to collaborate with DCJS and other police agencies in order to correctly identify deceased individuals and reduce the time it takes for law enforcement to make proper identification.
An expedited process will strengthen the investigation by ensuring the prompt utilization and preservation of evidence. It will aid in the preservation of the human dignity of the deceased by speeding up the ceremonial processes which occur once a body is reclaimed. Most importantly, it will bring closure to the grieving family and community of the deceased. This bill will also give families the opportunity to file an objection more rapidly to prevent an autopsy of a deceased person which is their right under current law.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a law.
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