What's happening
This bill amends criminal procedure law to allow certain felony cases involving adolescent offenders to remain sealed and private unless removal to family court is denied.
Why it matters
Expands privacy protections for adolescent offenders. by allowing felony cases to be sealed and conducted in private if the case is being considered for transfer to family court, unless a judge specifically denies that transfer.
Could reduce the long-term negative impact of felony charges on young people. , as having records sealed and proceedings private can help prevent barriers to education, employment, and housing later in life.
Shifts discretion to the courts. Judges play a key role in whether these protections apply, emphasizing the importance of judicial decisions in balancing public safety and juvenile rehabilitation.
Reflects a broader trend in juvenile justice reform. focused on rehabilitation and second chances for adolescents, rather than permanent public criminal records for youthful mistakes.
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Protect Privacy for Teen Defendants
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Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Ordered to third reading cal.285
- Advanced to third reading cal.460
- Reported
- Referred to codes
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7669
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 14, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. COOK, LENTOL -- (at request of the Office of Court Administration) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to preliminary proceedings involving adolescent offenders
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 720.15 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by chapter 774 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
3. The provisions of subdivisions one and two of this section requiring or authorizing the accusatory instrument filed against a youth to be sealed, and the arraignment and all proceedings in the action to be conducted in private shall not apply in connection with a pending charge of committing any felony offense as defined in the penal law, except where such felony offense charges the youth as an adolescent offender subject to removal proceedings to the family court under subdivision one of section 722.23 of this title and the court has made no determination denying removal. The provisions of subdivision one requiring the accusatory instrument filed against a youth to be sealed shall not apply where such youth has previously been adjudicated a youthful offender or convicted of a crime.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09358-01-9
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