NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A9931
SPONSOR: Bronson TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to electronic
appearance in connection with a criminal action pending in Monroe county
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS::
Section one of the bill amends section 182.20 of the criminal procedure
law to include Monroe County. Section two is the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION::
Courts in the five boroughs of New York City and thirty-two counties in
New York State currently have the authority to conduct electronic court
appearances in association with a criminal action, separate from a hear-
ing or trial.
The use of electronic court appearances not only increases efficiency
within the court system schedule but also improves public safety within
the community. This bill would add Monroe County to the list of counties
that can utilize electronic court appearances.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY::
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS::
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE::
This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that the
amendments to subdivision 1 of section 182.20 of the criminal procedure
law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such
section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9931
IN ASSEMBLY
April 26, 2024
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Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to electronic
appearance in connection with a criminal action pending in Monroe
county
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 182.20 of the criminal procedure
2 law, as separately amended by chapters 387 and 426 of the laws of 2023,
3 is amended to read as follows:
4 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided
5 in section 182.30 of this article, the court, in its discretion, may
6 dispense with the personal appearance of the defendant, except an
7 appearance at a hearing or trial, and conduct an electronic appearance
8 in connection with a criminal action pending in Albany, Bronx, Broome,
9 Erie, Jefferson, Kings, Monroe, New York, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga,
10 Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga,
11 St. Lawrence, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Clin-
12 ton, Essex, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Sullivan, Warren, Westchester,
13 Suffolk, Herkimer, Franklin, Chemung, Schuyler, or Yates county,
14 provided that the chief administrator of the courts has authorized the
15 use of electronic appearance and the defendant, after consultation with
16 counsel, consents on the record. Such consent shall be required at the
17 commencement of each electronic appearance to such electronic appear-
18 ance.
19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
20 the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 182.20 of the criminal proce-
21 dure law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of
22 such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15110-01-4
