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A4856Assembly2017-2018 Session

Let Proceedings Start Locally

Official title

“Relates to special proceedings”

Sponsor Aravella SimotasAD-36+1 co-sponsorAffects Finance
Status
In Assembly Committee
Ways And Means
Impact
3/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

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In committee · Ways And Means

What's happening

This bill allows certain special legal proceedings to be started in the supreme court of the petitioner's county of conviction.

Why it matters

  1. Increases local access to justice. By allowing certain legal proceedings (specifically under Executive Law 259-i(2), which often relates to parole matters) to be filed in the supreme court of the county where the petitioner was convicted, individuals may be able to more easily participate in their cases without traveling to another jurisdiction.

  2. Potentially speeds up legal processes. Local courts may be more familiar with the specifics of the original conviction, possibly leading to more efficient handling of related legal proceedings.

  3. Could impact outcomes for people challenging parole decisions. The change directly affects where challenges or appeals related to parole (such as denials or revocations) can be heard, which might influence both the convenience and the fairness of the process for petitioners.

  4. Shifts some workload to county courts. Supreme courts in counties of conviction may see more filings as a result, which could have implications for court resources and scheduling in those local jurisdictions.

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Let Proceedings Start Locally

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Aravella Simotas

Assembly Member · Assembly District 36

1 Co-sponsor

History

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  3. Reported referred to codes
  4. Referred to judiciary

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

4856

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

February 3, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. SIMOTAS, O'DONNELL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to special proceedings

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Subdivision (b) of section 506 of the civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new paragraph 5 to read as follows:

5. a proceeding brought pursuant to subdivision two of section two hundred fifty-nine-i of the executive law may commence in the supreme court in the county of conviction of the petitioner.

§ 2. This act shall take effect ninety days after it shall have become a law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD04547-01-7

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