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Senator · Senate District 59
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Signed chap.321
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.407
- Substituted for A7656A
- Referred to codes
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Amended on third reading (t) 5023a
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
Show 2 earlier actions
- 1st report cal.679
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
Companion bill
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Authorizes the Livingston county correctional facility to be used for detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any local court in the county of Livingston
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Bill Nojay
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5023A
Title of bill
An act to amend the correction law, in relation to authorizing the Livingston county correctional facility to be used for detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any local court in the county of Livingston
Purpose
Relates to authorizing the Livingston county jail to also be used for the detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any local court in the county of Livingston.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 - Amends Section 500-a of the Correction Law by adding subdivision 2-n that allows the Livingston county jail to detain persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any local court in the county of Livingston.
Section 2 - Amends Section 500-c of the Correction Law by adding a subdivision 20 to provide that in Livingston county correctional facility all provisions of the section shall apply equally in any case where the sheriff is holding a person under arrest for arraignment prior to commitment as if such person had been judicially committed to the custody of the sheriff and such person may be held in the Livingston county correctional facility.
Section 3 is the effective date.
Justification
Livingston County has requested legislation that would permit the use of the Livingston county jail by various police agencies as a holding cell for pre-arraigned prisoners. This would allow for the best utilization of county resources and staff allocations.
Legislative history
This is a new bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately; provided further, that the amendments to section 500-c of the correction law, as made by section two of this act, shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
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